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The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception.
Manfred von Richthofen
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Manfred von Richthofen
Age: 25 †
Born: 1892
Born: May 2
Died: 1918
Died: April 21
Freiherr
Military Officer
Breslau
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen
the Red Baron
Red Baron
Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen
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Find the enemy and shoot him down. Anything else is nonsense.
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When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done.
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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.
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I started shooting when I was much too far away. That was merely a trick of mine. I did not mean so much as to hit him as to frighten him, and I succeeded in catching him. He began flying curves and this enabled me to draw near.
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Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases.
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Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one seater . . . is lost, for it cannot shoot to the rear.
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Whatever Boelcke told us was taken as Gospel!
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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.
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If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains.
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Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.
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I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave.
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Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance.
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Fighter pilots rove in the area allotted to them in any way they like, and when they spot an enemy they attack and shoot them down.... Everything else is rubbish.
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It is a pity that my collection of trophies contains not a single Russian.
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English had hit upon a splendid joke. The intended to catch me or to bring me down.
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What's the hurry? Are you afraid I won't come back?
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The important thing in aeroplanes is that they shall be speedy.
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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.
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