Manfred von Richthofen, aka the "Red Baron ... Before he became a pilot, Richthofen, like many German officers, trained as an "observer." Assigned to an aviation training unit at Cologne ...

On October 28, 1916, German pilot Oswald Boelcke, in flight with five squadron mates, including Manfred von Richthofen, closed on a group of British de Havilland DH 2 fighters. Boelcke and Erwin ...

On this day in aviation history, we mark the 107th anniversary of Manfred von Richthofen's final aerial victories. On April 20, 1918, the famed German ace ... began pilot training and joined ...