Canadian Pilot Shoots Down Red Baron!

On April 21,1918, Richthofen's squadron of Fokker triplanes pounced upon a pair of Australian artillery spotting aircraft.

The Germans then were attacked by a flight of Sopwith Camels from 209 SQN, Royal Flying Corp, led by Captain Roy Brown (Ontario, Canada).

In the confusion of the dogfight, Richthofen spotted a Camel disengaging due to jammed guns. The Red Baron was careless, while intent on chasing May's plane he did not see Roy Brown diving onto his own tail. With a single burst of fire Brown ended the Red Baron's life.

The Red Baron was buried by Allied Forces with full military honors in the war cemetery at Bertangles, France. In 1925 his remains were returned to Germany and reinterred in Berlin's Invaliden Cemetery.