Manfred Von Richthofen Research Paper

Manfred Von Richthofen, son of a Prussian nobleman, Albrecht Phillip Karl Julius, went from serving in the German army to serving in the Imperial Air Service in 1915. By 1916, he was well known and feared greatly in the skies over the western front. He flew an Albatross biplane. With it, he created a title for himself, bringing down 15 enemy planes by the time the year was up, including British flying ace Major Laonoe Hawker's plane. During the year of 1917, Richthofen became well known not only for his feared statistics, but also for his flying skills. He beat all flying ace records on both sides of the Western front. Richthofen began using a Fokker triplane, which he painted entirely red in tribute to his old cavalry regiment. Although Richthofen only got to use …show more content…
During this event, Brown became ill, and he missed what the RFC cme to call "Bloody April", when Manfred Von Richthofen terrorized the skies. Soon, Brown was well again and continued in the Somme region. He scored kills on April 11 and 12, and nine days later, on April 21, the famous Red Baron was no more. He had been shot down from the skies, and Brown was officially credited with his death, and received a bar to his DFC award. SNOOPY
Snoopy is the dog in the show "The Peanuts" that we have all grown to love and adore. He sits on his doghouse all day, pretending to be various things. A pelican, a vulture, an author - and even a World War One flying ace. Snoopy is not only a name for a cartoon's beloved dog. It is also a term that refers back to the Red Baron's death. The name Snoopy is a term used to show that the Red Baron's real killer has not yet been determined. This term is used in many songs and biographies about the Red Baron. For example, below is a song that used Snoopy instead of a specific name: "After the turn of the century In the clear blue skies over