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=The Red Baron=

German fighter pilot whose real name was Manfred von Richthofen, commonly known as "the red baron". The nickname came from his arial tactics and his bright red fighter. He had been awarded over 80 official air combat victories, and an estimated 20 unofficial. Although he began his military career in the cavalry he quickly distinguished himself as a fighter pilot and had become captain of the flying circus. He was shot and killed on April 21, 1918, there is a lot of debate about who killed him. But recently it's has been brought to attention that the angle of the shot must have come from the ground.