Albatros D.III 789/17

  • 17GW430 Manfred von Richthofen had his Albatros D.III painted red – hence the name the Red Baron. This aircraft is D789/17.
  • an old photo of two airplanes in the air
    Le Petit Rouge during take-off roll. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen – Volume 1, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)
  • two red and green airplanes flying in the sky
    picture source: Thomas La Padula – Aviation Art
  • a man standing next to an old airplane in the snow
    MvR’s emergency landing with “le petit rouge” due to a broken wing following his fight with F.E.2b 6997. (R. Kastner) (picture source: Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel 11 – Volume 1 – Bruno Schmäling – 2024 Aeronaut Books)

Events this airplane featured in

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