The Death of The Red Baron - Historical Cinematic - IL2 Sturmovik Flying Circus

[@jamiegrover3181]

He landed in a field just outside Corbie Brick Works on the Somme. There is a memorial plackard there just on the side of the road opposite the brickworks.

[@stereowired]

In fact, this flight was supposed to be my last flight before I went on permanent leave, my mother pleaded the Kaiser, and I was scheduled to leave the next day.

[@constantinethegreat6713]

And then, who killed you? Was it Roy Brown or Cedric Popkin?

[@lynlynyanig1416]

@@constantinethegreat6713 I think snowy evans?

[@junkersju87b-2stuka2]

T was popkin

[@junkersju87b-2stuka2]

It*

[@alexxrodriguezthebuffetrac2391]

R.I.P Manfred Von Richthofen The Red Baron 1892 - 21st April 1918

[@titantanic7255]

Rest in peices

[@titantanic7255]

Well he didn’t actually blow into peices by the ground aa so rest in only 2 peices

[@fivesageger6651]

Man and machine with nothing there in-between, the flying circus and a man from prussia. This guy in a plane, this man commands his domain, the western front all the way to Russia. Embrace the flame, red squadron leader, Can out his name, Rote kampflieger. -sabaton, red baron

[@WilliamBugeater64Simpson]

Exceptional. The latest historical finding have shown that you are absolutely correct. Richthofen was killed by ground fire. An forensic examination of the official report of the wounds, showed that the angle of the entry could only have inflicted by ground fire. Very well done TJ3Gaming. 👏👍

[@megawolfgang3007]

Yeah but it was Wop May and Roy Brown who put him there. May said to his dieing day that it was Brown who got the Baron off his ass. Brown, humble man that he was upon returning to his bass never claimed he killed Richthofen. He said he shot down a red tri plane. He had no idea who the pilot was.

[@andrewlerdard-dickson5201]

A bullet entered his left hip and existed through his right chest pocket......Oh yes WW1 bullet's had the capability of doing U turn's.....if you believe in this bullock's about Roy Brown shot down Manfred Von Richthofen. It has been long proven that he was shot down by the Royal Australian Engineer's.

[@jrl4907]

Exceptional nonsense.

[@hoosierdaddy8002]

He shot down Snoopy enough over the years.

[@demben9335]

Lol

[@opticalmixing23]

He went to help one of his own and I think he knew he was too low helping a rookie

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

Some Aussie with a .303 bagged him.

[@stereowired]

Most likely a machine gunner called Snowy Evans. We got no picture of him. But we also have two other suspects- Robert Buie and Cedric Popkin.

[@ork7137]

@@stereowired Don’t worry guys, you can trust him

[@castlerock58]

@@stereowired It was almost certainly Brown who got him. An American pilot witnessed him put a burst from two machine guns into the Red Baron's cockpit and then the plane went down. The Australians omit that inconvenient fact.

[@stereowired]

@@castlerock58 American? The Americans weren’t even in the sector at that point!

[@mattargo5979]

Excellent and accurate simulation of the demise of Baron von R. Age 26 years. Well done and thank you, TJ3 Gaming!

[@TJ3]

Glad you liked it!

[@williamvasilakis9619]

VON R was only 25 years old. Roy Brown 24 years old. Nice vid , well done.

[@williamrooth]

Very well done! Captain Brown had dysentary that day and he had to fire from some distance off, so it was unlikely that he shot him down. I believe that it was the Australian gun crew who got in the fatal shot. I believe MVR was probably depressed, tired and was at the point that he didn't much care to continue from what I read.

[@stereowired]

I was hit in the head earlier in the war that caused me to go on leave. During that time the wound caused psychological problems and stress. I wrote an autobiography at that time, and I talked about my life in the air. One sentence writes “I am in wretched spirits, after every aerial combat. I believe the war is not what is like at home, with a hurrah and a roar, it’s very serious, very grim.” ‘It’s the truth. I had lost many close friends from Jasta 11, and I was one of the last few surviving at the time of my death- including my brother Lothar and my cousin Wolfram (who would later go on to be a field marshal in the Luftwaffe). Its very hard to lose someone, and to know you were replaced by a dishonorable asshat in the Second World War is almost equal. The war solved nothing, we were all there because of the rising tensions in Europe that takes a millennium to explain. You are correct on what you said, I was depressed. I had lost so many friends and killed so many people of the same generation in different uniforms. All I see now of myself back then was a celebrity used for propaganda material. When you kill someone, you feel like you actually killed a human being, a person with a personality, there is no person like that particular person, they might have had a wife and kids, and all of his happy life comes crashing down in a hulk of wood and cloth. War is pointless.

[@williamrooth]

@@stereowired Thank-you for this. Even though he was an adversary, I always had the utmost respect for him. This piece made that respect go infinately deeper. Thank-you for this.

[@megawolfgang3007]

What makes you think all of Browns shots came from above. Brown said he fired a couple of bursts from below the tri plane that day.

[@Reiles_Cole]

@@megawolfgang3007 so Brown shot down a man far off his game breaking all his rules of engagement. Spectacularly done.

[@Colla_TM]

Well done! It's so smooth!

[@hars5410]

Curious thing about his death: He got killed by 1 bullet in the torso, and his Fokker stayed intact so it couldn't be AAs since they have a high caliber and are (more or less) automatic There are some rumors about an infantryman who shot him but hey, we cant know who's right...

[@mikeloghry9521]

The single shot. Into the aircraft. From a lower levei. Into the body. Would prove it. It just adds up. No rocket science there. Antiaircraft fire from the ground. Or from another plane. The Baron's Plane and The Baron. Would have Full Of Holes. It Stands To Reason.

[@Horse2021]

He was hit by an Australian ground MG crew. A single .303 round entered his body from the lower right and exited upper left. The round was found inside his flight coat after the body was pulled from the wreck. Brown was never close enough nor in a position to have ever make the shot.

[@hars5410]

Maybe, but with searching 2 minutes i already found that AA machine guns had the same caliber than the Lee Enfield rifle, once again a counter argument that proves we cant know who shot him down...

[@tonytavary3388]

Excellent quality video, good job sir!

[@jerrypeppler1484]

There was a TV documentary 5 or 6 years ago about the Baron. The producers employed the services of military historians and other experts, some Ph.D’s, etc. made a ton of measurements, airspeed, used lasers, time of day, approximate angles, shoe size, ad infinitum. The documentarians came to the conclusion that, yes, he was probably killed by Australian ground fire. After landing his plane he was alive and responsive. Australian soldiers attempted to speak to him but no one spoke German. In a very short time he uttered the word “Kaput” then lapsed into unconsciousness, soon thereafter died. He was given a military funeral w/full honors. (by ranking members of the Australian & British armies) Caissons, horses, a largish contingent of various military brass attended. Planes dropped funeral wreaths during the service. Anyway, very interesting, well made video.

[@bluebird802]

Yes but we're not British, were Aussies. You don't call Canadians, americans. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@jerrypeppler1484]

blue bird OK, you are right. Absolutely right. Australians shot him down, Australians were the last to see him alive. I go on and on there don’t I ? I’ll correct my version. I don’t want to piss off the Aussies!

[@castlerock58]

They were dishonest. They omitted another pilot witnessing Brown put a burst into the Red Baron's cockpit. Then the plane went down. When a fighter ace dives in behind you and puts a burst from two machine guns into your cockpit, that has a far higher probability of shooting you down than someone taking potshots from the ground. It was a classic way planes git shot down. Leaving that out is fake history. There is a very slim chance that Brown riddled the Red Baron's cockpit with bullets without hitting him but it is very probable that he did and that the military was right to credit him with the kill. It was witnessed by a fellow pilot and was confirmed to go down.

[@dionisnavarro3772]

Congratulations!!! excellent way of giving us a piece of war history. I loved it ... :)

[@falconflyer5821]

You are so close to a million subs keep up the grind

[@falconflyer5821]

No

[@falconflyer5821]

No of course not I love this ghys channel and if you look he is very close 😊

[@falconflyer5821]

You to man

[@lucklassen]

Great video and really fascinating! Thanks for creating and sharing this!

[@flysimulation]

He scored more victories flying the Albatros type of aircraft but he's depicted more with the triplane.

[@matteochiesurin2365]

Yup. Albys are my favourite together with the Pfalzs ;)

[@brotheriii6133]

Awesome red baron vid. 👍🏾👍🏾

[@miknelak]

Manfred was 2 weeks away from his 26th birthday. He was far from depressed or distracted, having just scored his 80th victory the day before and being ackonowledged as the war's leading ace. His triplane, 425/17, did not have Maltese Cross markings. Brown's Camel, as all other 209 Squadron aircraft, sported "Red Noses." They were recognized by this feature, by the German airmen, as "The Anti-Richthofen Squadron." The Baron's right gun had a split firing pin and was not functional. His left gun was jamming, constantly, requiring him to clear the jams and recharge the gun, often. This situation hampered his ability to quickly dispatch May's Camel and return to German airspace. Mellersh, from Brown's squadron witnessed the shoot down and the Allied doctors determined that the Baron's wounds could not have been caused by ground based fire. Ignore the wishful thinking and Monday morning quarterbascking, Brown was the victor over von Richthofen.

[@jamesstalnaker8937]

EXCELLENT!

[@Brumbieman]

The ending is spot on. He was hit by an Australian machine gunner called Cedrik Popkin. He was still alive when the Australian troops got to the plane but died within a few seconds. The Australian troops buried him with full military honours.

[@trainingdays]

Dude ur channel has been growing so much it’s actually insane

[@milliondollarsooner]

Bruh I was in school when I got this notification so I watched it. Bravo

[@veritasardens6547]

A great fighter pilot indeed, he took the shot that eventually killed him but landed the plane safely without crashing it, he came down honourably in battle.

[@cadenbuchanan75]

very nice video, nice flying as well

[@ricardocorbie6803]

It was reported that upon reaching his Aircraft The was bleeding from the mouth and uttered the last Words “Kaput “ and died, whereupon his Mount was stripped of artifacts as his twin Spandau’s and his Airplane rudder and other souvenirs!! He was given a Heroic funeral,, Mic Mannock was rumored to have said “ I hope he Burned all the way down” upon hearing of the news of the Barons death, such was his disdain for the Bosh Bastards as they were referred to, He suffered at the hands of his captors ( Germany) earlier in the War!!

[@waedwe]

Yep, us Aussies looted that plane better than any Antifa protest, his boots, and plane parts are still in the Australian War memorial in Canberra

[@ricardocorbie6803]

wayne welch I plan to visit some day soon!! Bucket list item, thanks for sharing

[@bluebird802]

@@waedwe antifa are the new Nazis. Same colours ,same culture,attitude same goals. Burn burn burn all the way to the ground.

[@stefanmuller4665]

I´m not pretty sure, but there was a report from an alliet soldier, he says, when he reached the plane, the Freiherr said on last word and after this he still died, the word was "kaputt"!

[@scaneagle62]

Did you know the enemy gave him a full heroes funeral and after the war they retrieved his body and was again buried with full military honors again in Germany. Also the farmer who's field he crashed in, got to him before his last word, and I swear you know what he said, caput! Super heroes shit right there.

[@agohelliwell6755]

The red barron ! A TRUE knight of the air ...

[@gilbertjamessalud5339]

Too me his a squadron leader.

[@andreasbonaparte8171]

@@gilbertjamessalud5339 yeah, Erich Hartman is the ace of the aces. But Manfred still the best leader.

[@Comradefroggo]

R.I.P Richthofen

[@ALA-uv7jq]

There is no way the Baron was dead before touch down. The Fokker tripe needs full control for a landing. A fast two wheel landing as shown would not have ended well. The reciprocating mass of the rotary engine needed a steady hand for a 3 pointer or it would ground loop. Done properly the Fokker can land within 80 meters.

[@SpidaMez]

it may have been luck too.

[@CarlosTriana]

5:35 nice cinematic shot

[@anibalburgoslopez6706]

Excelent video....my respects for you

[@williamvasilakis9619]

Ok so, this was a wonderful video. Paint scheme on R's tripe seemed great, as according to historian Alan Bennett, who is considered the historical expert on this fight( read his 2 book vol. on Roy Brown) the Baron's plane was more maroon color, not bright red, as suggested by people. Further more 209 sq. Flew cherry nose camels, and their paint scheme was undergoing changes on April 21st.That said, the evidence suggests that ground fire did him in because medically the wound he sustained was so mortal, according to medical experts now and then that he would not have had the time to continue to chase May the distance he did if Brown would have hit him in the manner in which he was hit. According to Bennett, Brown actually did hit him, but the bullet did not hit Richthofen directly. If one wants a great history of this, i encourage reading Roy Brown by Alan Bennett. Just saying. Overall, loved the video, keep doing them.

[@weissrw1]

Very well done.

[@bittoochatterjee2661]

The best of the best Fighter pilot the world ever got to see. Your love dedication & courage / velour that you displayed through your professionalism always inspired and inspires me but feel that you were so loved even by God due to which he took your life so as for you not to see the defeat of Germany / Your fatherland for whom you fought so bravely but unfortunately lost due to the better known reasons that we all know. My respects from India to you Sir Manfred Von Richthofen / The RED BARON. May your soul rest in peace.

[@nicolas2976]

I Heard in a documentary that he was hit by a ground shot fired by an Australian, and that even the British troops in the area, had given him an honorific funeral. Although, I thought he was shut down in 1916. 🤔. Very good, and well made video.

[@ronaldtillberry3253]

@Nicholas Audet. I think you might be confusing Richtofen with Max Immelmann

[@ronaldtillberry3253]

He was a fighter ave for Germany in the early days of aerial combat during the first world war. The Immelmann flying maneuver is named for him. He was shot down June 18, 1916. Hope this helps you. 😊

[@ronaldtillberry3253]

Sorry - I meant fighter ace, not ave.

[@nicolas2976]

@@ronaldtillberry3253 Thank you for the precision

[@joekenyon9306]

What a fantastic piece of work my friend but it really was an Aussie with a .303 Lewis gun that got him.

[@sammy_dog]

@The baiterTHE LEWIS GUN WAS THE AA

[@yourdrummer2034]

Could you imagine seeing a dogfight from the ground back then? It must have been incredible!

[@anti-Russia-sigma]

The baron survived the crash & died later in his cockpit.His tally was 79 before he made his last sortie.

[@shotgunuser7307]

first, also thanks for making such great content keep up the good work :D

[@derricklarsen462]

Rookie RFC pilot was canadian wilfrid wop may who is also a heroic and interesting individual.

[@gustgamer2155]

the game and volume 1 or volume 2 ???

[@johnkelsiemcnair7787]

Wunderbar!!!

[@johnljacksonjr5074]

Very nicely done , respectfully !

[@sticksnstones5407]

Apparently he was still alive after being shot down, the Australian troops only understood one word "Kaput" before passing away.

[@rosseagles8495]

It was confirmed that the australian gunner did shoot down the red baron.

[@ArtyEffem]

No it was not confirmed because it cannot be confirmed. The only way the source of the bullet could be confirmed would be through forensic analysis of the bullet, which is not available.

[@leesherman100]

Great work. 5 stars. *****

[@bulow453]

One theory has that a foot soldier got him from the ground with a .303.

[@gammrockfeddy4373]

And if he did survive it was his last day on the red baron.

[@CaffeAddict]

Who took possession of the plane afterwards?

[@alisonjones7747]

It got ripped apart on the spot for trophies by the Aussie troops. Some parts are in the Imperial War Museum, London.

[@SpidaMez]

@@alisonjones7747 thats kinda sad ngl

[@tristanvanvalckenborgh6356]

He landed his plane and when it came to rest alied soldiers were around the plane and had respect to him. He sad to them as his last word KAPUT and then died. After that they buried him with a funeral and full respect from the allies. The soldiers then dismandel the plane and took it home as a souvenir.

[@marshallman1au]

More like tore it apart ......

[@joeroberts4408]

Well done....

[@opticalmixing23]

I think after reaching the level he did he lost interest, got lazy, and broke his own rules. Much like the rockers in the 27club did. It led to his demise

[@martysykes3221]

You know, you are probably correct. That’s a good analysis.

[@castlerock58]

He had recently had a head wound. There is some speculation that it made it harder for him to think clearly. He fixated on shooting down May and Brown was able to dive behind him and shoot him down.

[@MrBolas33]

He made great pizzas

[@Fromard]

The British should have kept the plane and used it for reconnaissance. Hahaha. That would have freaked the Germans out.

[@nathanielcarreon5634]

His ego got him killed.

[@ioj6734]

why i hear sabaton music ?

[@bbvollmer]

MVR was killed by the ground gunners it has been confirmed in recent years...... Brown was credited with the kill simply because the British didnt want the demise of someone like MVR to go to some ground gunner ESEPCIALLY not an Aussie one

[@sambeach2726]

Now believed to have been killed from the ground by Aussie machine gunners. The guard of honour at his military funeral were Aussie soldiers. His plane was pretty well stripped by souvenir hunters.

[@peterb.7448]

Never saw a flying doghouse...?! 🤔

[@countryhuman_fan8874]

HIGHER THE KING OF THE HES FLYING TO FAST AND HES FLYING TO HIGH HIGHER A EYE FOR A EYE THE LEGEND WILL NEVER DIE!

[@sukritbera5244]

MVR is the MVP of the WW1 Dogfights!

[@AmerigoMagellan]

Was there a way for a pilot to alert his enemies that he's giving up and surrendering?

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

Landing.

[@TJ3]

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[@funfanatics7543]

Dude I’ve learned most the history I know from this channel very entertains you should do one where they fly zeppelins

[@Galaxy_509]

That most have been hard to get the pilot to get shot I’ve read about him didn’t he get shot in the stomach and died and went down

[@G__Brtz]

I love this tatatatata machine gun noise

[@kingeddieofeddington]

Sabaton brought me here

[@ameerrahman84]

Rip

[@icysaracen3054]

If he survived would he become a Nazi or be head of the Luftwaffe of WW2? He would have been the desert fox of the air.

[@SpidaMez]

thats very wrong. he enjoyed flying, and the last thing he would have done is accept a offer to make him an officer that plans out stuff, and sits everywhere. Plus, just because he was a nazi dosent make him evil in the slightest

[@louiscox8602]

I had to give this video a dislike based on the fact that there was no narration to it. I prefer listening to you tell the story rather than reading along and watching it, in my opinion, in "silence." Other than that great video!

[@chrislouden7329]

Totally inaccurate, it was proven back around 2000 that the bullet that killed the Baron was fired by a Australian rifleman. The machine gun hit the back of the plane. They went to the exact battle site and used lasers to show all the shooting angles

[@castlerock58]

That was just fake history by charlatans who omitted the rather important fact that an American pilot witnessed Brown put a burst from two machine guns into the Red Baron's cockpit and then the plane went down. Any honest program would include that information. Lasers will not show what happened in a dogfight. A witness in the dogfight seeing a fellow pilot put tracers into the cockpit of the Red Baron has a lot more weight as evidence. Nobody saw any of the potshots from the ground even hit his plane.

[@MoparMissileDivision]

Even if it was very minimal I wish you would add some narration. At least you don't have some stupid music going in the whole video, thank you for that!