March 6, 201214 yr From Air Force Magazine, March 2012 issue [excerpt] The Red Baron By Dik A. Daso More than 100 pilots surpassed Manfred von Richthofen’s kill total, but none earned his fame or notoriety. In the history of aerial warfare, there is no name more recognizable than Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen—the Red Baron. Credited with 80 victories (there were certainly more, unofficial ones), Richthofen’s rise to the pinnacle of the aerial elite began in the cavalry and survives today in an era witnessing the slow demise of the century-old ethos and profession of the fighter pilot.
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