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WWI. The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, Eyewitness Account, Documents, Maps.

$ 792

Availability: 70 in stock
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  • Condition: Used

    Description

    A set of documents from Australian Gunner George Ridgway
    , eyewitness to the shooting down of WWI ace, Baron Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"). Ridgeway was the first man to reach the downed pilot.  Included in the sale: a two page typewritten account by Ridgway, maps with handwritten notes, and a handwritten letter about the event to author Mr. Kitzmiller.
    A rare piece of history.