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On April 21, 1918, the "Red Baron" took off on patrol over the
Somme Valley. What happened next has divided historians and
air buffs for decades.
On April 21, 1918, Germany's most feared fighter ace, Manfred von
Richthofen, known as the "Red Baron," took off on patrol over the
Somme Valley with his notorious red-painted "Flying Circus." What
happened next has divided historians and air buffs for decades.
NOVA's exciting new investigation of the Red Baron's death presents
newly discovered documents that overturn the conventional theory of
von Richthofen's demise. In accounting for the Baron's singular
success, NOVA explores the origins of the first fighter planes and
the evolution of aerial tactics. The show features thrilling
re-enactments of hair-raising duels between the fragile fighters of
World War I.
