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| Picture No | 10238812 |
| Date | November 1917 |
| Description | Richthofen and members of the Jagdstaffel |
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Captain Baron von Richthofen, German flying ace, responsible for bringing down 80 Allied planes during World War One, pictured here with members of Jagdstaffel 5 around a Fokker plane after his 62nd victory on November 23rd 1917. Richthofen, known as the Red Baron, or Red Knight was eventually killed in action in 1918.
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| Source | Unattributed photograph in the Illustrated London News collection |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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