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The Red Fighter Pilot
''The Red Fighter Pilot'' (German: ''Der rote Kampfflieger'') is a book written by Manfred von Richthofen, a famous German fighter pilot who is considered the top scoring ace of the First World War, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories. Richthofen's most common German nickname was "Der Rote Kampfflieger," which roughly translates to "The Red Battle Flyer" or "The Red Fighter Pilot." Today he is better known as the Red Baron. The book details some of Richthofen's experiences during World War I. He finished the book in 1917, and as it was written during World War I, it was subjected to war-time censorship. Richthofen was killed in combat in 1918. ''The Red Fighter Pilot'' was the only book he authored. Written on the instructions of the "Press and Intelligence" (propaganda) section of the ''Luftstreitkräfte'', it shows evidence of having been censored and edited.Burrows 1970, pp. 162–163. An English translation by J. Ellis Barker was published in 1918 as ''The R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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