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MvR puts in request for fighter training.
June 19, 1915
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MvR passes his physical
June 18, 1915
"MvR takes and passes his flight physical by taking a ride in a 2-seater. Dr. Kahler passes him."
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MvR arrives at Cologne
June 2, 1915
"MvR reports to adjutant Hermann of FEA 7 at Cologne. He is assigned to Barracks 7 with 29 other gunner-observer trainees. CO is Hauptmann Radhoff."
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Col Erbach tells MvR that he will see what he can do for him.
January 3, 1915
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MvR submits request to Col Erbach for air assignment.
January 1, 1915
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Taube vs Nieuport
December 26, 1914
"MvR watchs a Taube get shot down by a Nieuport over Verdun."
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MvR almost killed by artillery fire
October 26, 1914
"MvR almost killed by artillery fire; his horse is killed."
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MvR takes a sniper bullet through his helmet.
October 16, 1914
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Wüsthoff relieved of Jasta 4 command
March 16, 1918
"The following day, Richthofen made another preparation when he relieved Leutnant Kurt Wüsthoff of command of Jasta 4. Wüsthoff a 27-victory ace and Pour Le Mérite recipi...
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Böhme (Jasta Boelcke) visits JG1
November 19, 1917
"Richthofen's jagdgeschwader is also attached to our Army Corps and is right in the neighbourhood, but is at the disposal of the Army High Command only for special missio...
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Böhme describes the moment of collision
October 28, 1916
"Boelcke and I had an Englishman right between us,when another opponent pursued by friend Richthofen cut in front of us. During the simultaneous lightning-quick evasive m...
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John C. Hook's visit to the Richthofen Museum
January 1, 1934
However, this bedroom was not the room in the post-war museum that contained Richthofen's souvenirs. This was confirmed in a 1934 issue of Popular Flying that included th...
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Pictures of MvR's bedroom after the war
April 21, 1923
"View of Richthofen's bedroom in Schweidnitz, purportedly taken in the late 1920s. Along with the sundry serial numbers, rudders, and roundels on display are taxidermic h...
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Victory 61 - Bird's account, ten years later
September 3, 1917
"Approximately ten years after his encounter with Richthofen, Bird wrote the following regarding the events of 3 September 1917, kindly provided by his son, Peter: "A...
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Victory 61 - Witness reports
September 3, 1917
"Testimony of First Lieut. Reinhard. I have witnessed Captain v Richthofen's fight. Whilst fighting in curves the Sopwith One-Seater was forced to land near Bousbecque...
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James F. Miller's analysis of MvR's head-wound incident.
July 6, 1917
I. How On Friday 6 July 1917, Manfred von Richthofen was wounded attacking a flight of six RFC No.20 Squadron FE.2ds near Comines, France. Although this event is well...
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Bombs on La Brayelle
August 13, 1916
"This photograph shows a daylight bombing raid on La Brayelle by No,23 Squadron F.E.2bs on 13 August 1916. Bomb explosions (casting long shadows) can be seen amongst the...
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Victory 09 - Kirmaier or MvR?
November 20, 1916
"Evidence suggests Jasta 2 Staffelführer Stefan Kirmaier may have been the actual victor over 2767. He and Richthofen were each credited with a victory on this day but RF...
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Last flight analysis by Don Hollway
April 21, 1918
1: The Approach. A section of von Richthofen’s flight, approaching from the east along the Somme River, leads an attack on a pair of British reconnaissance planes northea...
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Pilot of a Big Fighter
March 16, 1916
"The month of March brought release. He was appointed to Fighter Squadron No. 2 as a pilot. This was the second squadron of the Carrier Pigeons; its headquarters were at...
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Morning Post
April 23, 1918
"How Richthofen fell (From a Special Correspondent) Captain von Richthofen, the German airman, was killed while trying to break down our airial defences in the Ancre r...
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Corresponding with a girl?
September 11, 1917
"Another secret he confided to his mother was that he had for a long time corresponded with a girl whom he wished to marry, but 'not as long as I am liable to die any day...
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Kaffee und Kuchen with Hans-Georg von der Osten
February 15, 1982
Kaffee und Kuchen with Hans-Georg von der Osten By Robin D. Smith From 1980 to 1982 I was a secretary at the United States Embassy in Germany which at that time was...
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Breaking of Albatros D.III wing
April 9, 1917
"To the Engineer Department, Berlin, Adlershof, via C.O. Air Forces, 6th Army. Subject: Breaking of wing of Albatros D.III 2-23-16. On April 8th, 1917, Sergeant Fes...