Duke's,
Fine Art Showroom, Brewery Square, Dorchester,
Dorset
DT1 1GA UK
We are honoured to be able to offer such a rare item associated with possibly the leading ‘fighter’ pilot—ever !
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Duke’s
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen
(The Red Baron) “AIRCRAFT ‘Fabric’ FRAGMENT”
Lot No. 1358
Fabric from Fokker triplane DR-1 425/17 in which Germany’s leading W.W.1 ‘ace’, Ritt. Manfred Frhr. von Richthofen, the famous ‘Red Baron’ was shot down and killed near Sailly-le Sec, France, on April 21st 1918.. and was removed from the wreck by Air Mechanic Morrie Waldman of
65 Squadron R.F.C. on 23rd April 1918.
The paperwork, various passes and original documents as well as various back-up documentation are bound into a dedicated ‘presentation’ document.
Estimate £1,800 - £2,800
Duke’s
A Cloth Bound, A 4 Document folder, individually die stamped, together with 11 Pages of information and some original 1918 documentation, as well as the fabric remains from the Aircraft.
Duke’s

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von
Richthofen
(The Red Baron)
..was shot down and killed near Amiens on 21 April 1918. There has been considerable discussion and debate regarding aspects of his career, especially the circumstances of his death. He remains perhaps the most widely known fighter pilot of all time .
Richthofen received a fatal wound just after 11:00 am on 21 April 1918, while flying over Morlancourt Ridge, near the Somme River. 49°56′0.60′′N 2°32′ 43.71′′E
At the time, the Baron had been pursuing (at very low altitude) a Sopwith Camel piloted by a novice Canadian pilot, Lieutenant Wilfrid "Wop" May of No. 209 Squadron, Royal Air Force. In turn, the Baron was spotted and briefly attacked by a Camel piloted by a school friend (and flight commander) of May's, Canadian Captain Arthur "Roy" Brown, who had to dive steeply at very high speed to intervene, and then had to climb steeply to avoid hitting the ground. Richthofen turned to avoid this attack, and then resumed his pursuit of May.
It was almost certainly during this final stage in his pursuit of May that a single .303 bullet hit Richthofen, damaging his heart and lungs so severely that it must have caused a quick death.
in the last seconds of his life, he managed retain sufficient control to make a rough "landing"( 49°55′56′′N 2°32′16′′E) in a field on a hill near the Bray- Corbie road, just north of the village of Vaux-sur-Somme, in a sector con- trolled by the Australian Imperial Force (AIF).[ Several witnesses, including
Gunner Ernest W. Twycross, Gunner George Ridgway and Sergeant Ted Smout of the Australian Medical Corps, all later claimed to have been the first man to reach the triplane and reported various versions of Richthofen's last words, generally including the word "kaputt".
Duke's,
Fine Art Showroom, Brewery Square, Dorchester,
Dorset
DT1 1GA UK
We are honoured to be able to offer such a rare item associated with possibly the leading ‘fighter’ pilot—ever !
Call: +44 (0) 1305 265 080
Fax: +44 (0) 8707 260 101
E-mail: enquiries@dukes-auctions.com
Duke’s
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen
(The Red Baron) “AIRCRAFT ‘Fabric’ FRAGMENT”
Lot No. 1358
Fabric from Fokker triplane DR-1 425/17 in which Germany’s leading W.W.1 ‘ace’, Ritt. Manfred Frhr. von Richthofen, the famous ‘Red Baron’ was shot down and killed near Sailly-le Sec, France, on April 21st 1918.. and was removed from the wreck by Air Mechanic Morrie Waldman of
65 Squadron R.F.C. on 23rd April 1918.
The paperwork, various passes and original documents as well as various back-up documentation are bound into a dedicated ‘presentation’ document.
Estimate £1,800 - £2,800
Duke’s
A Cloth Bound, A 4 Document folder, individually die stamped, together with 11 Pages of information and some original 1918 documentation, as well as the fabric remains from the Aircraft.
Duke’s

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von
Richthofen
(The Red Baron)
..was shot down and killed near Amiens on 21 April 1918. There has been considerable discussion and debate regarding aspects of his career, especially the circumstances of his death. He remains perhaps the most widely known fighter pilot of all time .
Richthofen received a fatal wound just after 11:00 am on 21 April 1918, while flying over Morlancourt Ridge, near the Somme River. 49°56′0.60′′N 2°32′ 43.71′′E
At the time, the Baron had been pursuing (at very low altitude) a Sopwith Camel piloted by a novice Canadian pilot, Lieutenant Wilfrid "Wop" May of No. 209 Squadron, Royal Air Force. In turn, the Baron was spotted and briefly attacked by a Camel piloted by a school friend (and flight commander) of May's, Canadian Captain Arthur "Roy" Brown, who had to dive steeply at very high speed to intervene, and then had to climb steeply to avoid hitting the ground. Richthofen turned to avoid this attack, and then resumed his pursuit of May.
It was almost certainly during this final stage in his pursuit of May that a single .303 bullet hit Richthofen, damaging his heart and lungs so severely that it must have caused a quick death.
in the last seconds of his life, he managed retain sufficient control to make a rough "landing"( 49°55′56′′N 2°32′16′′E) in a field on a hill near the Bray- Corbie road, just north of the village of Vaux-sur-Somme, in a sector con- trolled by the Australian Imperial Force (AIF).[ Several witnesses, including
Gunner Ernest W. Twycross, Gunner George Ridgway and Sergeant Ted Smout of the Australian Medical Corps, all later claimed to have been the first man to reach the triplane and reported various versions of Richthofen's last words, generally including the word "kaputt".
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• The Knights of the Sky
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