A posthumous photograph of Captain Baron Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron).
I came across a number of first and second hand accounts of the death
of Baron von Richthofen whilst I was examining various Private Record
Collections in the Memorial’s Research Centre. They made for interesting
reading since the events of 21 April 1918 have long been the subject of
many enthusiastic debates in the history of the First World War. I have
reproduced below for interest some extracts of the letters, diaries and
memoirs I read. They have all been written by Australian Flying Corps
personnel and describe their recollections of what happened the day the
Red Baron flew his last mission.
The material does not express the Memorial’s viewpoint but embodies
the attitudes of the period in which it was created. The text remains as
written.
2237 Air Mechanic 2nd Class John A R Alexander, No 3 Sqn AFC Private Record Collection PR86/133 (extract from personal diary)
Everybody knows Snoopy got him.
ReplyDeleteBingo! :)
DeletePretty sure that Al Gore invented the helicopter so that Obama could rappel into the Barons secret lair and personally kill him.
ReplyDeleteI had completely overlooked that.......:)
DeleteFirst thing I thought of!
ReplyDeleteRemember this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh-J4GSPgAM.
Yes and I had an emblem depicting Snoopy on his doghouse plane firing away attached to my Yamaha in Saigon, but someone stole it. :)
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