Manfred, baron von Richthofen: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Ace for the Ages: World War I Fighter Pilot Manfred von Richthofen. Aug 10, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 17, 2026
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - The Red Baron. Nov 27, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Witness History - World War One: The Red Baron. Oct 02, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. Centennial of Flight - Manfred von Richtofen – the “Red Baron”. Aug 23, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - This Week in History: Shooting down The Red Baron. Jul 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Air and Space Forces - The Red Baron (PDF). Mar 28, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 04, 2024
Add new Web site: The Western Front Association - The (other) man who shot down the Red Baron. Feb 25, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Illinois Urbana - Campaign - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - The real Red Baron. Nov 16, 2023
Links added. Jun 01, 2023
Add new Web site: CBS News - Almanac: The Red Baron - On April 21, 1918 German fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen was shot down over France. Feb 18, 2023
Add new Web site: KU Medical Center - The Death of The Red Baron. Mar 05, 2020
Cross-references added. Feb 05, 2020
Add new Web site: Facts about Famous People - Manfred von Richthofen Facts and Biography. May 24, 2019
Add new Web site: 1914-1918-online - International Encyclopedia of the First World War - Biography of Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen. Dec 19, 2018
Media added. Dec 16, 2016
Add new Web site: The History Learning Site - Biography of Manfred von Richthofen. Sep 06, 2013
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Manfred von Richthofen. Sep 06, 2013
Add new Web site: Firstworldwar.com - Biography of Manfred von Richthofen. Sep 06, 2013
In the variant titles, changed "the Red Airman" to "the Red Fighter Pilot." Feb 17, 2011
Added image of Manfred, Freiherr von Richthofen. Apr 08, 2010
Article revised and updated. Aug 09, 2007
Added new Web site: Briggs Enterprises - Biography of Manfred Frhr von Richthofen. May 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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