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.
Also known as the golden BB.