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 ...
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 ...