Direct link to ImageConceptually similarView AllView more with similar tones Inspired By The Controversial Death Of The Red Baron:..“The Dead Baron” was inspired by the death of the German Pilot Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918). ..Richthofen, better known as The Red Baron, was the greatest flying ace of World War I, and arguably the world’s most famous pilot, earning his reputation by claiming the lives of 120 allied flyers...Richthofen was killed just after 11 a.m. on 21 April 1918 while flying over Morlancourt Ridge, near the Somme River, France. He was hit by a single .303 bullet that passed clear through his chest cavity...After sustaining his injury, Richthofen managed to make a hasty but controlled landing in a field on a hill near the Bray-Corbie Road, just north of the village of Vaux-sur-Somme. Eye witness, Sgt Ted Smout of the Australian Medical Corps, reported that when he and other Australian soldiers reached the aircraft, Richthofen was still alive but died moments later, muttering his last word “kaputt” (“finished”)...There has been much controversy as to who shot the single bullet that ended the Barons life, some of the most common theories suggest he was:..• Mortally wounded in air combat by 209th squadron’s Captain Roy Brown.• Shot down by Australian anti-aircraft Battery Operator A. G. Franklyn.• Hit by an unknown gunner from the 51st Battalion Fatally wounded during a skirmish with Australian RE8 observation planes led by Major D. V. J. Blake.• Bought down by R. Buie, and W. J. Evans from the Australian 53rd Battery, 14th Field Artillery Brigade.• Machine gunned down by Sergeant C. B. Popkin from the Australian 24th Machine Gun Company..The question is still debated to this day - who killed the Red Baron?by:Ryan JorgensenLicense type:Royalty FreearchivearcangelReleaseModel ReleaseSystem ID:AA1392903Size:7273px × 5455px (~113 MB)Available sizesFormatDimensionsPriceSmall1000px X 750px$ 99.00Low Resolution1500px X 1125px$ 199.00Medium Resolution3000px X 2250px$ 299.00High Resolution4800px X 3600px$ 399.00Keywords:Combat-Dead-Death-Decay-First World War period-Flying-Macabre-Morbid-Pilot-War-WoundedShareSelect usageFormat
