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A pic from arround april or so :)
PSCS/Bamboo/7hours/Music: Aces high - Iron maiden (loooove this song)
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GO GO wiki-attack!!
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918) was a German fighter pilot known as the "Red Baron". He was the most successful flying ace of the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during World War I, being officially credited with 80 confirmed air combat victories. Richthofen was a member of an aristocratic family with many famous relatives.

Freiherr (literally "Free Lord") is not a given name but a German aristocratic title, equivalent to a baron in other countries and the origin of Richthofen's most famous nickname: "The Red Baron". Red was the color of his plane. The German translation of Red Baron is De-der_Rote_Baron.ogg "der Rote Baron". Richthofen is today known by this nickname even in Germany, although during his lifetime he was more often described in German as Der Rote Kampfflieger, (variously translated as the The Red Battle Flyer or The Red Fighter Pilot). This name was used as the title of Richthofen's 1917 "autobiography."

Richthofen's other nicknames include "Le Diable Rouge" ("Red Devil") or "Le Petit Rouge" ("Little Red") in French, and the "Red Knight" in English.

Richthofen was killed just after 11 a.m. on 21 April 1918, while flying over Morlancourt Ridge, near the Somme River.
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~snowdog30 Nov 4, 2011
Was'nt he taken out by a coward sniper from the ground?.

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~JasonWolfe Dec 28, 2011
Actually he was shot down by a Canadian pilot named Brown. Brown bounced Richthofen from above, the Baron's own favorite tactic. There is some debate, however, on whether it was actually the Baron . . . On that note, it is worth mentioning that he didn't just fly a red plane. Richthofen actually led a "flying circus," or squadron, of aircraft. His favorite was a red Fokker Dr.1 triplane. If memory serves, other members of the squadron also had red triplanes.
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~NivekVonBeldo Nov 4, 2011  Hobbyist Writer
This one is simple amazing(Char looks here your ancestor)
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!Suppan Nov 4, 2011
Great portrayal of a hero worth honoring!

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!Coolguy92 Nov 4, 2011
Wow this is awesome, He is a true German legend =D

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~JasonWolfe Dec 28, 2011
"Eighty men died
trying to end that spree
of the bloody Red Baron
of Germany"
Snoopy Versus the Red Baron
by The Royal Guardsmen

Eighty confirmed kills. Richthofen held the record until WWII. Even then, it was a German who held the record in Europe.
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~MaxFenrir Sep 22, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
Cool! xD
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~Erknen Sep 10, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
CURSE YOU RED BARON!

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Mood: Joy ~kkht311 Jul 29, 2011
Excellent artwork.

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~SerranoArt Jul 20, 2011
The more I look through your gallery, the better it gets!!

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Traditional... Digital...can we all just get along...
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