First Kill
On this day in 1916 ( September 17th) the German flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, also known as "The Red Baron", won his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France. He shot down Lionel Morris and his observer Tom Rees who were in a F.E.2b aircraft. Respectful of the lives he took, Richthofen wrote "I honoured the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave."
The aircraft in this model were designed by Skunk Eagle & can be downloaded from Bricklink buff.ly/3DsWcSt
First Kill
On this day in 1916 ( September 17th) the German flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, also known as "The Red Baron", won his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France. He shot down Lionel Morris and his observer Tom Rees who were in a F.E.2b aircraft. Respectful of the lives he took, Richthofen wrote "I honoured the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave."
The aircraft in this model were designed by Skunk Eagle & can be downloaded from Bricklink buff.ly/3DsWcSt