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Ein Heldenleben, Ullstein & Co, 1920

23 April 1918

49.97323642687367, 2.2927864127167634
Bertangles

Source ID: 55

Ein Heldenleben, Ullstein & Co, 1920 p.  268 

“The squadron of Cavalry Captain Baron von Richthofen, consisting of approximately thirty aircraft, flew over the English lines on the Somme on Sunday. After Richthofen had driven away a few English aircraft with his fighter squadron, he turned north with his unit. Within a short time, about fifty aircraft were engaged in combat, including aircraft that had rushed in from miles away. It was a fierce air battle in which it was impossible to distinguish friend from foe. Suddenly, Richthofen’s aircraft was seen to plunge to the ground from a height of about one hundred and fifty feet. When his body was later found, it turned out that he had been shot in the side, close to his heart.”

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