Manfred von Richthofen: Flight of the Red Baron

[@Biographics]

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[@vishensivparsad]

Did you premeditate this with Mark Felton productions? Or you reading this stuff off of a website? 😂

[@WolfMaiden11]

Thank you for finally doing a video on the Red Baron.

[@ezerionchannel5748]

Please have a biographics on Dr.Jose Rizal , the national hero of Philippines.

[@gmoney4980]

Would like a vid on Audie Murphy more so.

[@demonprinces17]

Checked out the school stuff for kids, pretty interesting

[@ashleyhyatt6319]

I have read his autobiography, Within it, he explains why he chose the colour red for his aircraft. He says that he tried out many colours in an attempt to make his plane less visible in the sky. When this failed, he opted for red because if he was going to be visible, he might as well be as visible as possible. There was certainly an element of challenge and intimidation involved, as well.

[@onetruth37]

That's a ballsy move, and I love it

[@crazyralph6386]

It was a great psy op move on his part, as many junior Allie pilots were known to perform self induced spins at the first sight of his red Tri-plane? Ironically, his demise actually came from the direct result of a junior pilot pulling off a spin in friendly territory, which lured the Baron into enemy fire, that ultimately killed him? He broke the very rule he imposed on his flying circus(never follow a falling bird) however, despite being brain damaged and likely not fit for duty by today’s standards, he trailed the young pilot into his own doom. Some believe it was intentional to go out in battle, as he was very war weary at this point, with many of his comrades dead or captured? A airborne death would only solidify his legacy. If so, he was absolutely right and probably for the better, since his legendary status would’ve no doubt been used for Nazi propaganda, and the dude would’ve went out like a bloody war criminal? Godspeed Baron!

[@MagnumLoadedTractor]

Would mean less visibility in sunsets and dawn

[@StuSaville]

Minor point... Richthofen wasn't shot from behind, the bullet struck him in the side in an upward angle which is the main reason why historians generally agree that he was killed by ground fire.

[@VMan29397]

Correct and both experts assumed The fatal round was fired by Australian machine gunner cedrick popkins

[@keatonward8556]

Therefore.... no allied plane could shoot him down. Legendary

[@MrIAmTheWalrus86]

My great grandfather was in one of his squadrons. I never met him, but was told that he said The Red Baron was the most daring pilot he knew. He said he wasn't surprised when his tactics finally led to his demise. My great grandfather took pictures of his time during WW1, and has a picture of Richthofen and a picture of his plane. The picture he took of Richthofen was taken a few weeks before he died.

[@gerhardgotzmann8880]

Would you share that picture?

[@veritasvincit2745]

I'm 52 and all through my life, many years after his death, I've only heard respect and reverence for him in Britain.

[@alexhatfield4448]

The english seemed to have a grudging respect for germans. I think secretly it's because even though they are allied to the French but actually they hate them.

[@ThomasCallahanJr]

@@alexhatfield4448 👆🏻factually correct

[@demonprinces17]

More civil during WW1

[@Simonsvids]

@@alexhatfield4448 The 100 years war is the cause of that.

[@alexhatfield4448]

@@demonprinces17 even the Africa campaign in ww2. It was a gentleman's war very much so in my opinion.

[@MotoHikes]

Higher, the king of the sky He’s flying too fast and he’s flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die

[@jarnohakkert8550]

First at the scene, he's a lethal machine It's bloody april and the tide is turning Fire at will it is the thrill of the kill Four in a day shot down with engines burning

[@annescholey6546]

Shot dead by Lord Flash heart.

[@wintermanthenforcer]

EMBRACE THAT FLAME, RED SQUADRON LEADER!

[@iangascoigne8231]

@@annescholey6546 Woof! Woof!

[@Thomas-vd4hu]

@@wintermanthenforcer call out his name rote Kampfflieger

[@ethanramos4441]

“The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception” Manfred von Richthofen

[@acrosticrampage9420]

Simon: makes a video about the Red Baron Sabaton fans: allow us to introduce ourselves

[@RasEli03]

Did he mention that he shot down four planes with his engines burning?

[@acrosticrampage9420]

@@RasEli03 unfortunately he didn’t mention the engines burning part, but he did get four in a day shot down

[@oberstul1941]

Iced Earth fans: welcome to the party. We've been expecting you... for quite a while now.

[@demona316]

Gundam fans: Welcome to the club

[@Cavancola1]

😳

[@WolfMaiden11]

His skill in the air, and the fact that he treated his enemies with respect even when he had the upper hand are worthy of the respect he gained in life, and was treated with after death.

[@Sarvlosify]

That's a true warrior for ya.

[@user-re7cr9yu6z]

If you do your research you'll find Richtofen chose to attack when outnumbering the enemy, picked on stragglers & novices, and utilised hit from below & behind. Most victims never saw him or knew what hit them. Hardly treating the enemy with respect, but that's war.

[@delvsional]

@@user-re7cr9yu6z I mean that's kinda just a good strategy and it is for sure the smarter way to go about things

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:50 - Chapter 1 - Early life 2:40 - Chapter 2 - The great war 4:30 - Chapter 3 - The baron takes flight 6:30 - Mid roll ads 7:35 - Chapter 4 - The red baron 10:10 - Chapter 5 - Germany's hero 12:00 - Chapter 6 - Luck runs out 15:30 - Chapter 7 - Aftermath

[@Hooibeest2D]

Maybe you can do an episode about Anthony Fokker. He was friends with Manfred and Herman Goring, did business with Henry Ford. Helped putting up airplane industries in America with him. Until the financial crash. Strange man, strange story!

[@SilvesterHumaj]

Still one of the greatest fighter pilots of all time.

[@ianmorris7485]

Arguably, given the technology of the time, still the greatest fighter pilot of all time.

[@ZeppelinAdventures25]

Possibly the only pilot who shot down an alien aircraft, according to conspiracy theories

[@Unknowngfyjoh]

I think Will Smith is best.

[@swagkachu3784]

@@Unknowngfyjoh no he is the best boxer of all time

[@Unknowngfyjoh]

@@swagkachu3784 Keep his name out your mouth!!!

[@angel-astanfield7939]

That’s how you treat your opponent once they’re down. With dignity, respect and maybe just a little bit of love. We are all humans after all. 💕

[@Nyctasia]

Richthofen was alive when troops reached his plane, they gave various versions of his last words but "Kaputt' is generally accepted as his last word.

[@adrianocollinzo5712]

I also heard that too. He said he was done in german.

[@theReeyver]

@@adrianocollinzo5712 That's basically what Kaputt means.

[@adrianocollinzo5712]

@@theReeyver got you.

[@clarissaschnabel]

Not to be an insufferable so-and-so, or an expert on last words, but in German, "kaputt" isn't actually used in regards to people. (Except "Ich bin so kaputt!" = "I'm so exhausted", after a workout or something.) Most non-German speakers get that wrong, since - you know, "Hitler kaputt". ;) (Said by Soviet soldiers.) So whatever Richthofen said, if he said anything, the troops probably misheard him.

[@gerhardgotzmann8880]

@@clarissaschnabelVery true

[@erika002]

_Man and machine and nothing there in between_ *_A flying circus and a man from Prussia_*

[@thesh4dowd4ndy96]

i see you are a man of culture aswell

[@MotoHikes]

The sky and a plane, this man commands his domain The western front and all the way to Russia

[@dm00121]

@@MotoHikes Death from above, you're under fire Stained red as blood, he's roaming higher

[@furorserbica5014]

@@dm00121 Born a soldier from the horseback to the skies That's where the legend will arise...

[@viktoreek5201]

@@furorserbica5014 And he’s flying Higher, the king of the sky he’s flying to fast and he’s flying too high

[@christianm.9960]

I have written my bachelor thesis about the aircraft factory Fokker, so i can tell, that his actions maybe were way more important than simply shooting down 80 enemys. He helped reorganising the german airforce in 1917, he formed lots of new aces and - what is the most important act - he used his influence and choosed to adopt and mass produce the new Fokker D. VII. Even if it came too late for him, this plane was one of the biggest reasons, germany could challange the allies until the capitulation. Sorry for my english and greetings from Germany

[@BamBamBigelow..]

Imagine flying these incredibly flammable planes with no parachute

[@yourstruly4817]

At least you don't have to sit in dirty trenches for weeks

[@GaelicCelt1990]

They had parachutes near the end of the war. But here's the crazy part, the British didn't allow their pilots to have them because they thought they would use them at the first sign of danger.

[@timothypirk9083]

There were good reasons for the colourful paint jobs on German WW1 fighters, many of them laid down by Von Richthofen himself. As formations and dogfights got bigger, MVR had every Jasta in his wing adopt a distinctive marking to help them organize in the air. For example, in Jasta 11's case it was a red nose, struts and undercarriage, in Jasta 6 it was black and white bands on the tail planes and often the nose. The individual pilots in each unit adopted a personal colour or emblem on their planes not only to identify each other, but to aid ground observers in confirming their victories. A German pilot needed two witnesses before a victory would be credited to him. Von Richthofen painted most of his own aircraft red because because he believed the leader should be visible to and a rallying point for his men in a large formation or fight. Similarly, Josef Jacobs had an all black triplane and Herman Goering (yes, that one) flew an all white Fokker D.VII when he led JG 1 after Von Richthofen's death. At 6:24 in the video, Von Richthofen's plane is the solid red plane with the group standing behind it. Even the national insignia had been painted over. The other aircraft show a variety of personal patterns. I find the liveries of German WW1 aircraft very interesting because of all of the variety to be seen.

[@judochopmaster8233]

Id love to see a video on Gustavus Adolphus, also known as Gustav The Great, The Lion of the North and Father of Modern Warfare

[@csalerno7472]

A time of religion and war Legends tell the tale of a lion

[@DC-ru5xz]

@@csalerno7472 this beast in the shape of a man with a dream to rule sea and land

[@NobodyofTwilgiht]

And all those who stand in his way Die by God and victorious arms

[@mitchellneu]

With the righteous that follows him south Once more set ashore to war

[@PiskanCitatus]

Would love an episode on Gustavus Adolphus: The Grandfather of Modern Warfare

[@mitchellneu]

A time of religion and war Legends tell the tale of a Lion....

[@PiskanCitatus]

This beast in the shape of a man With a dream to rule sea and land...

[@queenannsrevenge100]

Hopefully no story of Gustav Adolph would be compete without mention of “Captain Gars”...

[@csalerno7472]

And all those who stand in his way Die by God in victorious arms

[@bythebeardofmatt]

Oh don't tempt me with a good time ;)

[@Crazybawrks]

"Easily the most famous German soldier of the first world war" uhhhhhh

[@yourstruly4817]

Meanwhile in a German field hospital: "Cough cough, poison gas! Sehr uncivilized!"

[@choughed3072]

To ww1 people he would be the most famous, unless some of them had the gift of seeing into the future that is.

[@XLegiitBadassX]

@Sandor Weiss Rommel?

[@maxillebastille9079]

@@XLegiitBadassX no, Hitler served in ww1

[@TechSupport900]

@@XLegiitBadassX he means Hitler

[@pamelamays4186]

Here in America we have Red Baron Pizza.🍕🛩️ Also, in the 1960's a band called The Royal Guardsmen recorded three hit songs about Snoopy's adventures with The Red Baron.

[@crunch7500]

Ever notice how there's a pilot or aviator on the pizza? It was unofficially named after him

[@drevenypribor6144]

My suggestions for next biographies: Sir Nicholas Winton Nicolas Flamel Akhenaten Madame Voisin Cesare Borgia D B Cooper

[@judochopmaster8233]

+Gustavus Adolphus/Gustav the Great/The Lion of the North/The Father of Modern Warfare

[@TechSupport900]

Charles V

[@rockgod6180]

Justinian the Great

[@CamMackay96]

How can he do a biographic of some unknown person entirely known for one infamous event?

[@judochopmaster8233]

@@CamMackay96 by talking about the other stuff the person did that is less well known

[@evandavid2816]

'...After the turn of the century In the clear blue skies over Germany Came a roar and a thunder men had never heard Like the screamin' sound of a big war bird Up in the sky, a man in a plane Baron von Richthofen was his name Eighty men tried, and eighty men died Now they're buried together on the countryside Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or more The bloody Red Baron was rollin' up the score Eighty men died tryin' to end that spree Of the bloody Red Baron of Germany...' PS: A video on Charles M. Schultz would be cool some day, yes...?!

[@terryrogers6232]

The Red Baron was not the last chivalric German pilot. In 1943, Franz Stigler, a former divinity student and multi-ace fighter pilot, let a seriously damaged and defenseless B-17 go and even escorted it over anti-aircraft batteries rather than shoot down those who could no longer fight.

[@jamessuttie1261]

What a great video about a skilled and honourable man. Good work, Simon!

[@colleta2400]

Love the Classic "Snoopy vs The Red Baron" great tribute to the Baron

[@kiramiller568]

10 20 30 40 50 or more! Thank you for this! Would love to see a bio on Sir Terry Pratchett please

[@knowitall82]

I concur!

[@ianharrison321]

Ooook!

[@willmfrank]

Eighty men died trying to end the spree Of the bloody Red Baron of Germany.

[@vincentcastellani96]

Been waiting for this one for years... One of my favorite historical figures! Beautiful job with it!

[@americanuscaesar]

“Curse you, Red Baron!”

[@Teknotion]

Haha, I thought the same thing as soon as Snoopy came on.

[@bearanov]

How many times did the Red Baron shoot Snoopy's 'Sopwith Camel' out of the imaginary sky? To many to count I'm sure.

[@onnieduvall2565]

And then Snoopy asked the Great Pumpkin for a new battle plan and that was the plan he used when shooting down the Red Baron. Snoopy for president!!!

[@PGar58]

Ten twenty thirty forty fifty or more..

[@tomcat8662]

And when did he find time to start a frozen pizza company?

[@oldenweery7510]

My first thought was: "Roy Brown? _Ground fire?_ I thought _Snoopy_ shot him down! Wasn't that what the song was all about?" Stay safe.

[@willplays7954]

Imagine being so badass even your enemies respect you

[@jamesclinton8544]

Just goes to show how much of an iconic figure he was. This is the second video about him

[@emanasco]

And one more thing, Most everyone knows "The Red Baron" I just didn't know (until now, thank you Simon) that he painted his plane red! That's awesome!

[@duckydarrick7460]

Bravo! This is my favorite historical topic and you nailed it! I've actually read that autobiography too, its really good! A great follow-up to this would be one of his comrades such as Ernst Udet or Werner Voss.

[@Bigdeathy]

I would love to see an episode about Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: Defender of Gallipolli, secular-democratic reformist and founder of the modern Republic of Turkey.

[@konradhomiak3700]

I second this motion.

[@spudeleven5124]

Yup. Good choice.

[@Mrgunsngear]

Great info; thanks

[@adlofhatelor3836]

kill

[@emanasco]

I am always fascinated with anything military, both past and present. Thank you for yet again, another lesson in military!

[@Ep0nz]

I think Richthofen had his plane colored red for one main reason: distraction. He believed he was such a skillful airplane pilot that he could outmaneuver enemy airplane pilots and while they had their attention on him, his fellow pilots could get behind them and take them down. I also believe the head injury that he sustained earlier in the war played a VERY big role in the actions Richthofen took that fateful day.

[@stevencorey1278]

Bio on Sergio Leone, please. Want to know the history of the Spaghetti Western!😀

[@pozzowon]

This would be wonderful

[@ThomasCallahanJr]

I’ve been waiting for this one, and it delivers... thanks Simon!

[@johnquidam5699]

I don't know why but this one actually put a tear in my eye.

[@evanmosher2117]

One of my cousins who fought in war one actually went toe to toe with the red Baron and manage to get shot down and end up in a French hospital and survive and then he went back to the states and waiting till the next war came along

[@jonpage4029]

This man is awesome nice delivery, little humor added in between. Look forward to these. Thanks

[@davidlea-smith4747]

Part of Richthofen's plane and some of his personal items are exhibited in the Australian War Memorial. It is worth a visit once tourists are allowed back into Australia.

[@JMPMAOF]

Red Baron: 80 kills Americans: A pizza killed 80 people?

[@rizkaarifiandi5670]

the persona of Red Baron is even stretch into anime world, the 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam "antagonist" Char Aznable is modelled very much on Manfred von Richtofen's battlefield persona like paint his personal unit a bright red, prefering a high speed dogfight and the gallant noble-like manner

[@wadesmith5499]

love the content. despise all of the commercials. thank you though.

[@fragleshnagl]

Wouldn't mind an episode on Rene fonck the Ace of aces in France

[@kennethhousley2480]

75 confirmed victorys but people didn't like him cause he was a braggart and a show off.

[@goosefarm99]

Excellent job on the video, altho I was surprised you didn't mention his famous last words.... "Kaput"..

[@hanglee5586]

Do one on the Black Sheep squadron leader from the WW2 Pacific War, please.

[@josecabrera4902]

can you do some on Spanish monarchs like Ferdinand ,Isabella, Charles V, Phillip II? Or Spanish conquistadors like Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro?

[@DanielQualls-7777]

*HIGHER, THE KING OF THE SKY, HES FLYING TOO FAST AND HES FLYING TOO HIGH* *HIGHER* *AN EYE FOR AN EYE* *THE LEGEND WILL NEVER DIE*

[@ryanrizzo4869]

Love the video! I've always been fascinated by the story of the Red Baron! As usual, I'm hear to request a video on Ip Man. I've been asking for a long time, and believe a Biographic would be eye opening to those who've only heard about the martial art master from over dramatized movies. Thanks in advance! -A Loyal Subscriber

[@DefinitelyNattox]

Manfred Von Richthofen is one of my favorite war heroes to teach about.

[@juhavuorinen920]

a video of Ilmari Juutilainen, Finnish fighter pilot in WW2 would be intresting

[@carolinablu3]

Brilliant, Simon (and others)... well done

[@mariaizabeldiehl6503]

And many years later, in Brazil, one of his descendants, a teenage girl, murder her parents and give their last name a totally different meaning to the whole country. "Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”

[@daisysoup158]

Very nice Simon. Does anyone remember the Red Baron song? I think sometime in the mid 60s. I was a kid but I still remember it. I could sing along to it. lol

[@erikrick]

Suggestion: Lepidus. Most viewers know Augustus and Marc Anthony, but what happened to the third leg of their triumvirate tripod? Why isn't he known much in modern times?

[@AL73250]

I always confuse him with Labienus 😅 an episode would be great

[@TheZestyCar]

I think because Lepidus was more of a place holder figure. He didn't have much support. What little support he ever had eventually left him. He was effectively sidelined and marginalized by Marc Anthony and Augustus.

[@donaldkelly3983]

I had no idea the Red Baron died so young!

[@MattanzaMafiaFedora]

Please do Patrick Pearse, Irish Revolutionary of 1916!

[@annescholey6546]

Who faced the British guns at Kilmainham Gaol.

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

Gwan boy! Now you're talking

[@drewfoster2375]

Clown

[@MattanzaMafiaFedora]

@@drewfoster2375 Pardon, mate?

[@drewfoster2375]

@@MattanzaMafiaFedora he was a clown

[@johnbrown303]

Could you please do a video on Billy Bishop. He was the Canadian version of the Red Baron during WW1.

[@gerhardgotzmann8880]

After his 75th kill he was asked to stop flying but said the troops in the trenches did not have that option. So he carried on, that’s why he is a hero to me.

[@--enyo--]

I’d like to see a Side Projects video on the evolution of the fighter planes leading up to an in WW1. Biographics requests: - Anne of Great Britain - Sir Douglas Mawson - Joanna of Castile

[@Minboelf]

Such Conscience,Mark Felton productions also made a video about him

[@James-rl5tj]

Wow great timing. Mark Felton just did a video on the same man this morning. Highly suggest everyone check him out.

[@cocanutkorma]

Literally watching this video straight after watching Mark Feltons video on how Richtofen's body was buried 4 times

[@thebraziliannutshell6650]

And in October 31, 2002, his great-nephew, Manfred, was killed by his daughter and boyfriend in Brazil.

[@ThorfinnSkullsplitter-fz7ff]

One of my very favorite war movies is called 'The Blue Max', George Peppard, Ursula Andress and I think James Mason, about 1965. GREAT flick. Highly recommend. It's all about the air war in WWI, about a German flying ace.

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Good video 👍

[@ryanmuldowney8761]

Could you please cover Brian Boru (941-1014) High King Of Ireland.

[@settledown5392]

Had to write a report on this guy when I was in grade 6. First time I've heard his name since lol. One of the many reasons I love this channel

[@studiolezard]

In the first four minutes is the most concise history of the cause for WWI I've ever heard. Bravo!

[@gabrielbarraza5886]

Been waiting for these one thanks

[@markmccormack1796]

Glad I could follow the story between the many commercials.

[@deutschkaiserreich5105]

Would you be against doing a video on Charles XII? He was the King of Sweden during the Great Northern War and I would love it if you did a video on it! Love your videos, keep up the good work!

[@lauren92355]

He is the inspiration behind my all time favorite Christmas song, and easily in my opinion one of the greatest fighter pilots ever in the skies!

[@blueturtle06]

I was in my early teens when I read The Red Knight of Germany by Floyd Gibbons. My introduction into his story.

[@thomasmarren2354]

I just watched Mark Felton's video on what happened to the Red Baron's body after he was killed. Mark Felton goes into more detail on how many times the Red Baron's body was exhumed and reburied. I highly recommend watching it.

[@TheLadyMaul]

That was an excellent piece on one of my favorite people. Manfred is much-loved at my home. And thank you for mentioning Snoopy -- I like to think that Manfred would have found Snoopy's antics amusing. Now... Could you consider covering cousin Wolfram, please? I've always been curious about him.

[@madmanwithamic4396]

Can you cover up Paul von Hindenburg

[@r2d2reproduction14]

Epic vid man keep it up and very sartorial lol 😄

[@al_lahn4264]

The Fokker Dr.1 was not more powerful than other German planes. In fact, it was slower than many. It did enjoy remarkable agility.

[@danfriedman2556]

Waited for this alot of time

[@alexibrandr]

Oh my god. Thank you!

[@LokRevenant]

Eddie Rickenbacker, Medal of Honor recipient, American fighter Ace, and race car driver.

[@SWyrick366]

When I hear the name Richthofen, I only hear one voice saying things like this: "I NEED TO FIND SOME AMMUNITION, AHHHHHH, AHHHHHHHHHHH!" "WITHOUT BULLETS I'LL HAVE TO RESORT TO...... SCHTABING!!!!!!!!"

[@GumbyThrasher2]

Capitan Roy Brown was from a small town in Ontario Canada, which is where I was born and raised. He is remembered as helppi g in the take down of the Red Barron, with a large painted mural on the side of a building on main Street.

[@nikolaaswright6028]

Roy Brown is from Carleton Place Ontario, where I live. There is a huge mural of him and the red baron on main street. Don't forget to vote for the Rideau Canal/River on Megaprojects! Vote Canada eh!

[@btfox]

The Red Baron's pistol is at the Hobart Police armory in Tasmania. One of the soldiers that first got to the crash site souvenired it and bought it home. Then during WWII non essential domestic firearms had to be handed in to the Police, and it is still kept it in the arms room there. However, the paperwork was somehow lost for it, and they have two pistols there of the same model and they are not totally sure which one was his.

[@joshfellows6161]

Love your videos. The flying circus! Bad guys or not it was cool

[@nastynate1219]

Simon in your list you forgot damn good pizza too. 😂

[@stuarthyslop7216]

Little fact it was Herman Goering who became the new commander of Jasta 11 when Richthofen was killed. Love this guy ultimate respect for WW1 fighter piolets it was the reason I got in to avation and a little side note here if you ever want to play the best WW1 fighter sim or best ever pre jet fighter sim with an excellant story line play "Wings" on the commodore Amiga.

[@Hooibeest2D]

Sorry Simon, wrong again. It was Anthony Fokker who invented the synchronised propeller. He moved his airplane factory from Holland to Germany so he could build planes for the army. Co founder of KLM they had some problems after the war using Fokker planes. But after building successful commercial planes Fokker had a new market to sell his planes that weren't German. To bad he made the same mistake twice and delivered his 'modern' planes to nazi Germany that where used in Poland and also the Netherlands. The Fokker G1 was successful against the germans and stood model for the Lockheed p38 lightning.

[@--enyo--]

Side Projects request for this.

[@user-re7cr9yu6z]

Fokker *perfected* the synchronisation gear, but didn't invent it - he is credited with it however. He lost control of Fokker in the stock crash of 1929, and GM bought it. He was retained on the board & as chief engineer until 1931, then resigned. The other glaring early goof is, while describing the interrupter gear, Simon gives us a pic of a BF109, ABSOLUTELY not a WW1 aircraft. Bad Simon....

[@thomaszielke866]

I knew I wasn't going insane. You covered the Red Baron two years ago on TIFO. No complaining, just had a case of deja vu and checked.

[@brianwilcox3478]

They werent covered in Canvas. They were covered in fine linnen. Such as Fine Irish linnen. I am sure the other side had linnen of similar quality

[@Unhinged_Autism]

Born a soldier from the horseback to the skies. That where the legend will arise. And he's flying. HIGHER!!

[@thecitizen49]

British ace, Mick Mannock, when he heard that Richthofen had been shot down, said and I quote, "I hope he roasted."

[@cdilandro67]

A fate that befell Mannock in the end. He had a fear of being burnt alive...

[@Orthas1]

In the game to win the gambler rolls the dice, 80 allies paid the price

[@user-re7cr9yu6z]

80 Allied aircraft, many of them two-seaters as he favoured the below & behind attack. No parachutes and many in flames. What a horrible death.