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The "Red Baron" was a German fighter pilot during World War I. His actual name was Baron Manfred von Richthofen. He flew a bright red Fokker Albtross airplane, and is credited with over 80 "kills", the number of enemy aircraft shot down, and 127 personnel killed. Almost instantly, his fame spread as the French talked about a "Red Devil", and others called the fearsome pilot the "Red Knight or Red Baron". During the last year of his life, he was not mentaly healthy. He suffered a some brain damage from a minor crash. He was not as smart as he used to be breaking alot of the rules of flying. He flew into enemy territory and was KIA in 1918 ending his famous high flying career.
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'''Manfred von Richthofen''' (1892-1918) was a German ace fighter pilot in [[World War I]]. He was also called the "[[Red Baron]]," the "Bloody Red Baron," the "Jolly Red Baron," the "Red Falcon," the "Red Devil," and "Le Diable Rouge."<ref>http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0151771723&id=XB0HAAAAMAAJ&q=%22bloody+red+baron%22&dq=%22bloody+red+baron%22&pgis=1</ref> He flew a bright red [[Fokker]] Albatross airplane, and is credited with over 80 "kills", the number of enemy aircraft shot down, and 127 personnel killed. During the last year of his life, he was not mentaly healthy. He suffered a some brain damage from a minor crash. He was not as smart as he used to be breaking many of the rules of flying. He flew into enemy territory and was KIA in 1918 ending his famous high flying career.
    
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