Richthofen correspondence, 1963 [manuscript]. 1963.

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Richthofen correspondence, 1963 [manuscript]. 1963.

File of correspondence dealing with the shooting down of Captain Baron Manfred von Richtofen, German ace aviator in World War I, with references to West Australians involved.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8151905

Libraries Australia

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Richthofen, Manfred, Freiherr von, 1892-1918

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Germany's top aviator in WWI, know as the Red Baron or the Red Knight because of the colour of his plane. He became a hero to the German public shooting down 80 enemy aircraft before he was killed in action. From the description of OM79-17/44 Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen Fuselage Fragment, ca. 1918. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 755746807 ...