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[[image:manfred.jpg width="635" height="340" align="right" caption="The Red Baron" link="WWI ER"]]Manfred von Richthofen
Manfred was most commonly known as the Red Baron. He was a great leader in WWI, being a member of Jasta 2, a leader of Jasta 11, and then the leader of the Flying Circus. After joining Jasta 2, the Red Baron quickly became a fighter pilot and is now one of the most well known fighter pilots. During WWI, he had 80 air combat victories, more than any other pilot. Before Manfred was a fighter pilot, he was set on helping out in WWI. He requested to be moved to a flying service because he wasn't seeing much combat where he was before and his wish was granted in May 1915. He then was trained to become a pilot in October 1915 and began flying in March 1916. At first Manfred wasn't a very good pilot, but he eventually became one of the best. Manfred was a smart pilot and would keep him and his fighters as safe as possible. Many found him to be a distant person who led by example. He was wounded in combat on on July 6, 1917. He then went back to fight but was killed in combat on April 21, 1918. There is still controversy over who fired the shot that killed the Red Baron, but Captain Brown was accredited with the kill.