November 24, 1917

The red machines of the 'Baron' have arrived

The red machines of the 'Baron' have arrived

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The red machines of the 'Baron' have arrived

Manfred and Lothar in full flight gear, standing next to a Fokker Dr.I. v(picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von Richthofen - Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)

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"On 24 November, word seems to have spread that the “Baron's” red planes have arrived. There is no other explanation for the fact that remarkably few aircraft were visible on that day. Only a few English planes were observed far behind their own lines. This gave the squadrons of the wing sufficient time to set up at the new airfields in the Avesnes le Sec area."

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MvR & LvR. (picture source: Manfred von Richthofen, The man and the aircraft he flew, David Baker, 1990, Outline Press )

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MvR in front of a Fokker Dr I. (picture source: Manfred von Richthofen, The man and the aircraft he flew, David Baker, 1990, Outline Press)

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MvR and Moritz.

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Manfred and Lothar in front of a Fokker Dr. I

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