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454/17, Lt. Lothar Freiherr von Richthofen, Jasta 11, Avesnes-le-Sec, France, March 1918

Lothar von Richthofen was to a certain degree

the opposite of his older brother Manfred. While

Manfred carefully calculated risks and attacked

from a favorable position as much as possible,

Lothar got into fights at every opportunity. This

helped him to achieve seventeen aerial victories

during first two months of his fighter service.

On the other hand, his combat style was very

risky and on several occasions interrupted his

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career for a long-term due to various injuries.

One of these came on March 13, 1918, when in

combat with Bristols F.2B belonging to the No. 62

Squadron caused a collapse of the leading edge

of the top wing of his Fokker Dr.I 454/17. Lothar

managed to crash-land crippled aircraft, but it

took him till the middle of July to recover from

the resulting injuries. His total score of forty kills

came over the course of a mere 77 days of actual

combat flying! The aircraft with which Lothar von

Richthofen crashed on March 13, 1917, carried

a standard Fokker factory “streaked” finish but

the rear fuselage and the upper surface of the

top wing was oversprayed yellow, the color of

the Dragoner Regiment “von Bredow” Nr. 4, a unit

with which Lothar von Richthofen served earlier.

The engine cowl, wheel hubs and wing struts

were painted red, which was the color of Jasta 11.

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November 2023