Manfred von Richthofen
Manfred von Richthofen
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Serviceduring the First World War. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionAviator
Date of Birth2 May 1892
CountryGermany
military heart fighting
Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.
sky enemy pilots
The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish.
military enemy nonsense
Find the enemy and shoot him down. Anything else is nonsense.
sports blood hands
Sometimes, however, the Gaelic blood asserts itself. The Frenchmen will then attack. But the French attacking spirit is like bottled lemonade. It lacks tenacity. The Englishmen, on the other hand, one notices that they are of Germanic blood. Sportsmen easily take to flying, and Englishmen see in flying nothing but a sport.
air combat lost
Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one seater . . . is lost, for it cannot shoot to the rear.
father boys wish
As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted.
opponents firsts done
When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done.
last-words
What's the hurry? Are you afraid I won't come back?
trophies pity collections
It is a pity that my collection of trophies contains not a single Russian.
important aviation flight
The important thing in aeroplanes is that they shall be speedy.
splendid catch-me bring-me-down
The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down.
eye swag stupidity
Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring.
bombs pleasure throwing
One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above.
looks shops customers
It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad.