WW1 and the "Red Baron"

Manfred von Richthofen or better know as the Red Baron is famous for being the first successful pilot fighter during WW1. Manfred was born in 1892, at age 11 his father enrolled him in a military school were he went on to become a German Calvary officer at 18. it wasn't until 1915 when he became a pilot earning his first confirmed kill as a pilot a year later. He soon became feared by his enemies for having extreme bravery and got the nickname " Red Baron" because of his red painted airplane. Richthofen was assigned a squadron that was made up of 4 other planes with well know pilots. When he died in 1918 from Australian ground troops shooting down his plane he had 80 confirmed plane kills.