Baron Manfred von Richthofen is the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in World War I. To him and his companions, air combats are events of sporty nature, technical challenge and ...

Before he became the feared ace of World War I, Manfred von Richthofen was just a restless cavalry officer looking for action ...

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, known in English as Baron von Richthofen was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being ...

Handsome and dashing, famed for his bright scarlet plane, von Richthofen was nicknamed "The Red Baron," while the squadron he led was called the "Flying Circus." With 80 kills to his credit, von ...

To prepare fighter pilots for combat, you need a convincing stand-in for the enemy. That's the aggressor squadron. In all the dogfights of World War I, one pilot earned the respect and fear of his ...

Manfred von Richthofen, aka the "Red Baron," was the highest-scoring fighter pilot of World War I. In 20 months of combat, he officially shot down 80 enemy aircraft, including 21 planes in the month ...

The triplane will forever be remembered as an icon of early aviation—thanks in large part to Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the “Red Baron.” Today, more than a century after ...

I'd like to offer corrections to the article " 'Red Baron's' Fatal Fixation" [Science Notebook, Sept. 20], which is based on a flawed study. During research on five books on the World War I flying ace ...