Inside the victories - Volume 2

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Victory 59 - Kofl 4. Armee

August 26, 1917

"Kofl 4. Armee Weekly Activity Report: 7.30v Rittm. Von Richthofen Jagdg. 1. Spad Langemark ds."

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Victory 60 - Kofl 4. Armee

September 1, 1917

"Kofl 4. Armee Weekly Activity Report: 7.50, V. v. Richthofen R.E. Zonnebeke ds."

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Victory 61 - Kofl 4th Army

September 3, 1917

"Kofl 4. Armee Weekly Activity Report: 7.35 V., Sopw. Bousbeke, ds."

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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.(Signed)...

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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 Flight of...

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Victory 64 - Kofl 2nd Army

March 12, 1918

"Kofl 2.Armee Weekly Report: "11.15 Rtm. V. Richthofen (11) Bristol F2b n. Nauroy, ds. 64."

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Victory 65 - Kofl 2nd Army

March 13, 1918

"Kofl 2nd Army weekly report: "10.35 Rtm. V. Richthofen (11) Camel, w. Banteux, ds. 65."

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Victory 66 - Kofl 2nd Army

March 18, 1918

"Kofl 2nd Army Weekly Report: "11.15 Rtm. V. Richthofen (11) Camel, w. Molain, ds. 66."

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Victory 79 - Kofl 2. Army

April 20, 1918

"Kofl 2nd Army weekly report: 18.40 Rtm. v. Richthofen (11) Camel sw. Bois de Hamel, ds 79."

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Victory 80 - Kofl 2nd Army

April 20, 1918

"Kofl 2nd Army Weekly Report: 18.43 Rtm v. Richthofen (11) Camel nö Villers Breton., 80"

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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 hunting tro...

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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 the article...

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Richthofen's mother Kunigunde tending to some of the souvenirs in her son's bedroom. Triangular fabric swatches on the wall are the port and starboard serial numbers of Sopwith Pup...

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Colorized view of Richthofen in Albatros C.IX 4508/16 at Hannover, Germany, ca. Sept/Oct, 1917. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F....

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Richthofen in the front cockpit of Albatros C.IX 4508/16 at Hannover, Germany, ca. Sept/Oct, 1917. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James...

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Richthofen in the front cockpit of 4508/16, preparing for flight with Mohnicke. The Albatros C.IX had a fairing before the front cockpit that blocked the wind, the clear panels of...

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Wearing a parachute harness and pear-shaped from thick layers of protective clothing, Richthofen (under the 'X') walks toward 127/17, now displaying his triplane's usual red markin...

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Richthofen sits on a Fokker Triplane wheel for an informal pose with his dog Moritz. The airplane appears to be inside a tent hangar and either is extraordinaryly clean or Richthof...

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Richthofen sitting atop the steps of Castle de Béthune, Marckebeke, late July or early/mid August, 1917. His initial head 'swaddling' bandage is in full view and remained in use un...

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Smiling broadly (center) Richthofen stands at Marckebeke with German Chancellor Georg Michaelis (center) and Anthony Fokker (center-left, arms behind back) 31 August, during Fokker...

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Richthofen smiles broadly as he listens to Fokker confer with Michaelis. Fokker F.I 102/17 sits in the background, parked next to an unidentified Albatros D.V. Fokker's cine camera...

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Richthofen inspects his 61st victory, No. 46 Squadron Algernon Bird's downed Sopwith Pup near Bousbeque. Bird is reported to have directed his forced landing into a tree to destroy...

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Richthofen posing with a moose he shot during enforced leave in September (Greg Vanwyngarden) (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F. M...

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Manfred von Richthofen bezoekt Jasta 10, v.l.n.r. Loewenhardt, Bodenschatz, Kühn, von Richthofen, Heldmann, Schäfer, Aue en Grassmann. (Deze foto werd genomen in de boomgaard van d...

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(L-R) Löwenhart, Hptm. Bruno Loerzer (Jasta 26), Ricchthofen, Hptm. Curt Schwarzenberger (Idflieg staff officer), Klein during the First Fighter Competition at Adlershof, Berlin, J...

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picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016

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Colorized photo of Richthofen's room in Chateau Roucourt, April 1917. A wide array of rudder and fuselage fabric adorns the wall, along with flare guns and plaque-mounted engine an...

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A wider view of the same room in Chateau Roucourt. (Lance Bronnenkant) (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books,...

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Plaque-mounted engine and manufacture placards. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)

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Another view of Richthofen's bedroom. Engine chandelier is at upper right, with three rudders and what appears to be another taxidermic trophy. The Lewis machine gun above the door...

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Clear view of Richthofen's bedroom. Regardless of the room being quite cluttered there is organization to the way the items have been arranged. (picture source: Inside the victorie...

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Closeup of Richthofen's victory cups and Ehrenbecher, as displayed in his bedroom with famous and oft-published photographs on the wall. Mounted on the lower right corner of the ce...

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Kunigunde cares for her son's souvenirs post-war. Cameras and pistons reside on the table before her, and the serial numbers from Richthofen's 61st victory (Sopwith Pup B1795) are...

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Bruno Loerzer (at lecturn) speaks at the Richthofen Museum dedication, April 1933. Bolko and Ilse are at far right; Kunigunde looks into the camera. From the entertainement section...

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Richthofen in the cockpit of Roland D.III 700/17, which he flight evaluated at Adlershof, Berlin, 16 May 1917. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von Richthofen - Vol...

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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...