Daily Chronicle

The squadron of Cavalry Captain Baron von Richthofen, consisting of approximately thirty aircraft, flew over the English lines on the Somme on Sunday. After Richthofen had driven away a few English aircraft with his fighter squadron, he turned north with his unit. Within a short time, about fifty aircraft were engaged in combat, including aircraft that had rushed in from miles away. It was a fierce air battle in which it was impossible to distinguish friend from foe. Suddenly, Richthofen's aircraft was seen to plunge to the ground from a height of about one hundred and fifty feet. When his body was later found, it turned out that he had been shot in the side, close to his heart.