I Thought it might be good to start out with one of the most iconic Aces of the genre, Manfred Freiherr Von Richtofen.
1. When and where was Richtofen’s first combat patrol?
2. On Easter Sunday, 1917, in aerial combat against an enemy squadron, one of the opposing pilots had a very similar military background to Richthofen’s. Who was that pilot, how is his military background so similar.
3. What did Richthofen do after each aerial victory (starting with his first) to commemorate that feat? How many times did he do this, when and why did he stop?
4. How many times did Richthofen acquire the actual cloth serial number patches off of the planes he had shot down?
5. What was Richthofens first award for Valor?
6. On more than one occasion Richthofen scored multiple victories on a single day. On what date was he most successful? How many planes did he shoot down on that date?
7. What type (model) enemy airplane did he shoot down most often?
8. On what date was Richthofen first shot down during aerial combat?
9. Richthofen scored several kills while flying in an Albatross D. III. This particular plane had a peculiar problem which almost cost Richrhofen his life. What was that peculiar problem?
10. What erroneous report was made about Richthofen in the Papers in Berlin on 19 October, 1917?
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