Victory! Red Baron is down
The widely known Red Baron, Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen was shot down around 11:00 am on 21 April 1918 near the Somme River suffering a single fatal bullet to his chest. Canadian Captain Arthur Roy Brown is officially credited for shooting down The Red Baron by the Royal Air Force. That has struck great controversy because the bullet wound Manfred has suffered was from bellow which is impossible if Brown had shot him many believe it was a troop on the ground who could have been Cedric Popkin. However no matter who shot The Red Baron this is great for the allied powers as Richthofen posed a threat to all allied fighter pilots, and was a powerful symbol for Germans. The Red Baron said “Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring.”This shows the way he looks at English and French pilots and their flying techniques.
Manfred von Richthofen was a Ace fighter pilot in world war one he was officially credited with 80 victories, with unconfirmed kills making his total surge to over 100 in World War One the most of any other ace, the second being Frenchman Rene Fonck with 75 kills and third Canadian Billy Bishop with 72. This reputation he had built up relatively quickly and the bright red aircraft Albatross D.III gave him is nickname The Red Baron. In the month of April in 1917 The Red Baron shattered 22 British aircrafts including 4 in one day this was unheard of in this time of war. While The Red Baron became known to the allied nations he became more feared the more he killed getting him names as The Red ...
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...n the war. The Red Baron said“I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave.” With this respect given to the allied troops they need to do the same. This is very important and was treated in such, The Red Baron was Major Blake, who was responsible for Richthofen's remains, regarded the Red Baron with great respect, and he organized a full Military burial.
In Conclusion the feared and praised Manfred Von Richthofen is the most famous fighter pilot ace in history. Why he died can be explained with previous injury to his head and a pilot mistake to fly his plane at a dangerously low altitude within enemy grounds. We might never know who killed the famous air ace but he was a great tipping point for the allied forces. With the death of The Red Baron we gained a new confidence help defeat the exhausted and morally downed Germans.
By: Kevin H.Lall
Captain Luke was only 21 years old when he was shot down by German troops. In World War I, “having previously destroyed a number of enemy aircraft within 17 days he voluntarily started on a patrol after German observation balloons” (Writing Assignment #1: Guidance). He specialized in attacking observation balloons, “possibly the toughest target any WWI pilot could face”( Toliver, Constable). This was due to the artillery, fighter squadrons, and new to WWI, machine guns. Captain Luke stared death in the face and continued to fly and fire into enemy lines. He shot down 2 balloons and 3 aircraft on September 18th alone (Toliver, Constable). Captain Luke destroyed 13 enemy airborne targets in a mere 5 days. His contributions would not have been so great if he had not had the qualities of bravery that he did. He also exhibited Skilled
“The war correspondent is responsible for most of the ideas of battle which the public possesses … I can’t write that it occurred if I know that it did not, even if by painting it that way I can rouse the blood and make the pulse beat faster – and undoubtedly these men here deserve that people’s pulses shall beat for them. But War Correspondents have so habitually exaggerated the heroism of battles that people don’t realise that real actions are heroic.”
Many have heard of the Tuskegee Airmen and their accomplishments. They were a group of African American fighter pilots. They proved to be quite vital to the success of World War II. What many people may not know is the Tuskegee Airmen had several squadrons which fought throughout Europe during the war. The most famous squadron was the 332nd fighter squadron, they were commonly known as the Red Tails. Charles McGee was among those men apart of the Red Tail squadron. Charles McGee is one of most notable men in the Red Tails due to his accomplishments throughout the war. I will be explaining his life and all of his accomplishments throughout this paper on famous individuals in aviation.
...owing were discussed. The difficult path he faced to becoming a fighter pilot, his amazing victories and contributions during the war and recognizing the ordeal he faced by people who believe he falsely claimed that he was triumphant in the fight that won him the Victoria Cross. This indicates that after the conclusion of research there is confidence that Billy Bishop contributed considerably to the success of the Allied nations in both World Wars. However, the controversy of Billy Bishop is very opinionative and discussed among by any historians. There is inconclusive evidence that would prove if Billy Bishop had completed the mission or not. Therefore it was hard to do analysis on that section because every historian has their own answer. It is a shame however, that a controversy like this can damage an extraordinary career of Canada’s greatest ace, Billy Bishop.
In today’s world, the use of airplanes in wars or in everyday life has become a part of how we live as human beings. Removing the air forces of the world is like taking a step back in time when wars were only fought on land or sea. WWI began only eleven short years after the Wright brothers achieved powered flight in 19031 and yet aircrafts were being used for surveillance and eventually combat purposes. It is understood that these aircrafts were primitive, but they laid down the foundation for what we know today as fighter jets. The Fokker Eindecker “revolutionized air combat by successfully employing a synchronized forward -firing machine gun mounted on the engine cowling”2. Because this airplane became the first to successfully use a synchronized machine gun, it allowed its pilots to become the first aerial combat tactitions3.
He flew 64 combat missions in World War II. On one occasion he shot down a German jet from a prop plane. By war's end he had downed 13 enemy aircraft, five in a single day.
...ation he gave black people hope to fly and all through the war, the airmen commanded by Davis had compiled an exceptional record in combat against the Luftwaffe. They flew more than 15,00 sorties, shot down 111 enemy planes, and destroyed or damaged 273 on the ground at a cost of 66 of their own planes and losing only about twenty-five bombers.
Throughout history, a Canadian by the name of William Avery “Billy” Bishop was considered one of the best fighter pilots of World War I. Bishop was a courageous, daring and dedicated hero, credited with 72 kills. However, the subject of his claims has always been a controversial topic for historians. Some say Bishop cheated and lied about the events that took place during the war, including his number of victories. The heart of this debate rests on the mission Bishop flew at the crack of dawn on June 2nd, 1917. After flying off on his own, he claims that he found a German aerodrome and took on seven planes on his own, shooting down three. The facts do not always add up, so it makes people wonder if and how he accomplished
Alex Kershaw’s “The Few The American ‘Knights Of The Air’ Who Risked Everything To Fight In The Battle Of Britain” doesn’t just tell the story of the seven American aviators who flew for the British as but also their enemies, the Luftwaffe’s point of view. This book is told through this group of Americans and from the viewpoint of the Royal Air Force pilots they fought with but also the perspective of the Luftwaffe fliers that they fought against during the battle. For example, in one part of the book, there was this one German lookout who had commented on how much of an advantage the British had because of their radars that could locate enemy planes while they crossed the English Channel; the lookout considered the radar an “unfair” tool.
Men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to. It was what had brought them to the war in the first place” (O’Brien 21). The soldiers did not go to war for glory or honor, but simply to avoid the “blush of dishonor” (21). In fact, O’Brien states “It was not courage, exactly; the object was not valor.
World War 2 was a technological war introducing aviation and navy advancements. However, Air forces played a major role in war minimizing casualties among infantry.This artifact rests on this fact and with a mission to aware you of a revolutionary British fighter plane “Hawker Hurricane” that enriched Canadian contribution in Allied victory leading to Canada’s Autonomy.
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The first Unknown Soldier’s corpse was from a battlefield in France. His remains were then put into a casket and sent to America. On the day of the tomb’s opening there was a large celebration that many attended to show reverence to the unknown, and to other men that died in battle. In America the soldier’s casket was followed by a large parade of military men to his resting place on top of a hill at the Arlington National Cemetery. In the video, US Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the narrator says, “In the amphitheatre of the Arlington Cemetery President Harding delivered a speech about the tomb. He then placed a congressional medal on the casket.” In this short video you can see the grief on all the civilians’ faces. This ceremony was a special part of America’s history. People were beginning to realize how real war was. People saw first hand that soldiers were putting their lives on the line for the sake of the U.S. citizens’ freedom. There were many soldiers to choose from to put into the tomb from each war. People who were high up in the military
Wilhelm Bittrich, a German leader during Operation Market Garden, once commented on the British paratroopers at Arnhem saying, “In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard.” This is just one instance of bravery and dedication that paratroopers exhibited on a consistent basis throughout World War II. Paratroopers were an elite infantry force that went through some of the toughest training their military had to offer in order to perform well during any and all operations. They were new, experimental divisions with little real experience or support from their superiors. Because of this, they were used to complement and assist the army most of the time, but there were still some decisive battles that were the work of solely paratroopers. The men involved were at the top of their game by the time they got to the battlefields. They had the best training and equipment their country could provide and were utilized efficiently and effectively. Because of these factors paratroopers were some of the most important fighters during the war. Paratroopers played a big role in the outcome of World War II.