Manfred von Richthofen, aka the "Red Baron," was the highest-scoring fighter pilot of World War I. In 20 months of combat, he officially shot down 80 enemy aircraft, including 21 planes in the ...

The Fokker Dr.I, known as The Red Baron's plane, was iconic but not impressive, with a history of crashes. It had supreme maneuverability due to its three wings but was outclassed by other planes ...

As a child I remember hearing that he'd been shot down over France by the Red Baron in 1918 ... an obsolete and primitive plane, but by the spring he would be flying a brand-new, 180-horsepower ...