Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron, was the most feared fighter ace of World War I. Born in 1892 to a Prussian noble family, he first served in the cavalry before transferring to the Imperial German Air Service. Flying his iconic scarlet-painted Fokker triplane, Richthofen became a symbol of terror in the skies, credited with 80 confirmed kills. Unlike many pilots, he valued precision and discipline over reckless daring, leading a squadron nicknamed the “Flying Circus” for its

This extraordinary footage captures a moment rarely seen in the chaos of the First World War — honour and humanity shown to a fallen enemy. Here, on 22 April 1918 at Bertangles, Allied airmen gather not in victory, but in respect. They carry wreaths, march slowly along a quiet country road, and stand with arms reversed as they prepare to bury the man known across the skies as The Red Baron. Fragments of his scarlet Fokker triplane are presented — the machine guns that once rained fire, now silen

The mount of Raymond Collishaw’s ‘Black Flight’ - the Sopwith Triplane #ww1 #ww1history #sopwith #triplane #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft