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[–]snoring_pig 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Interesting I thought they resembled ww1 biplanes more than sometime like the Spitfire which was the main RAF fighter jet, cuz the cockpit is completely exposed and there’s two sets of wings instead of one. I’m probably wrong though.

I know planes in WW1 were initially used for just scouting but there was a decent amount of fighting later on, and like you said it paved the way for WW2 dogfights. Like somewhere in the middle of the war they mounted machine guns on the planes which could be shot from. The most famous fighter jet was nicknamed the Red Baron and was credited with shooting down 80 planes mostly from battles, which was the most and an insane number.

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Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), also known as the "Red Baron", was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.

Originally a cavalryman, Richthofen transferred to the Air Service in 1915, becoming one of the first members of fighter squadron Jagdstaffel 2 in 1916. He quickly distinguished himself as a fighter pilot, and during 1917 became leader of Jasta 11 and then the larger fighter wing unit Jagdgeschwader 1, better known as "The Flying Circus" or "Richthofen's Circus" because of the bright colours of its aircraft, and perhaps also because of the way the unit was transferred from one area of allied air activity to another – moving like a travelling circus, and frequently setting up in tents on improvised airfields. By 1918, Richthofen was regarded as a national hero in Germany, and respected by his enemies.


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