Major General von Lossberg, Chief of Staff Fourth Army, talking to aircraft designer Tony Fokker, who is seated in the cockpit of Fokker FI 102/17, while MvR and Lt Adam look on. Less than a month later, Lt Kurt Wolff would lose his life in this same machine (picture source: Beeldbank Stadsarchief Kortrijk).
MvR salutes the Kaiser while observed by General der Infanterie Friedrich Sixt von Armin, Supreme Commander of the 4th army (second from right), and Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, Head of Army Group Rupprecht (far right), in the front row behind them.
Members of the Reichstag visit MvR in Lechelle. (picture source: The Illustrated Red Baron - The life and times of Manfred von Richthofen - Peter Kilduff -Cassel & Co - 2000)
The wound as covered by the localized dressing. In this view the straps lay across the wide portion atop the dressing but they may have been integrated within it; known photographs do not depict this area in detail. In any event, though the wound is covered, the position of the dressing reveals the vertical orientation. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 1, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)
This photo of the helmet worn by von Richthofen on 6 July shows clearly just how close he came to being JG I’s first casualty (University of Maine – Floyd Gibbons Collection).(picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 1, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)
A modern aerial view of Richthofen's landing site in Comines, France. The 14th-century church Sint Medarduskerk is visible at upper right. La Montagne is lower right at the center of a highlighted circular area that depicts the 1 km radius within which Hans Schröder estimated the emergency landing field was located from his observation post. Points "a", "b" and "c" depict locations from which photos of Richthofen's downed Albatros were taken in 1917, "d" depicts the locations from which a view of the landing ground was taken in 2004, (underlying geographic image courtesy of Google Earth) (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 1, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)
Victory 41 (picture source: Thomas La Padula - Aviation Art)
This archive experience was crafted by Hein Poblome with care, patience, and a great deal of time. If you enjoy the work and would like to support the project, buying him a coffee is a wonderful way to help.
Support on Buy Me a Coffee
