Wow. Was just watching a movie about the Red Barron the other day. Very interesting chap, apparently. Still a mystery how he died.
Baron von Richthofen is far better known in U.S. & Britain than in today’s Germany. To the Allies, he was the dashing enemy ace of aces, and a worthy opponent celebrated even by his foes. He was also Snoopy’s main adversary in comic & song. He is currently immortalized as a brand of pizza.
The Red Baron met his end when he chased a low flying British fighter plane over enemy lines (Australian). Bad move; every gun on the ground that could shoot was aimed at the brilliant scarlet triplane with Maltese crosses. A single machine gun bullet pierced his chest left to right & his plane pancaked into the ground.
The only remaining mystery is whether Richthofen was killed instantly or lived seconds longer to crash land his plane.