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Richthofen's mother Kunigunde tending to some of the souvenirs in her son's bedroom. Triangular fabric swatches on the wall are the port and starboard serial numbers of Sopwith Pup B1795. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen -…

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A modern aerial view of Richthofen's landing site in Comines, France. The 14th-century church Sint Medarduskerk is visible at upper right. La Montagne is lower right at the center of a highlighted circular area that depicts the 1 km radius…

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Graphic depiction of the 6 JUly aerial battle. Rate of average altitude loss is dependent upon the time of the German attack and varies between accounts; thus, two are shown. Crosses mark Richthofen's estimated attack altitude and are plotted against…

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