Von Richthofens Flying Circus by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SIG742 practising dogfight tactics in a

practising dogfight tactics in a rare moment of relative peace in August 1940

After four hours of fighting

involving 18 Mosquitoes of Nos 64 and 487 Squadrons in an operation on the jail at Amiens

Antique print

Mitchell was killed

Von Richthofens Flying Circus by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SIG742 practising dogfight tactics in aDHM1595AP. Von Richthofens Flying Circus by Ivan Berryman. No World War 1 pilot is better known than Manfred Von Richthofen, the Red Baron, and few pilots were greater exponents of the little Fokker DR. 1 Triplane in which he scored nineteen of his eighty victories. In fact, only one of the DR. 1s flown by von Richthofen was painted all over Red. In April 1918, 127 17 was his mount, this machine being depicted here shortly after take off in company