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14 November 1998, 08:50 AM
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There seems to be a lot of hassle around who did kill
 Manfred von Richthofen. some say that it was a FEE gunner, other say it was Capt. Brown, Others say he succumbed to flak, and this page suggests that a stray bullet from the trenches killed him. There is even doubt on which day he was killed. For ex. My encyclopedia from the '70s say it was 8.4.1998, and this page 21.4.1998. Anyway, it would be interesting to know your version and your opinions. |
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14 November 1998, 09:50 AM
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IMHO, your encyclopedia of 1970's could not be more correct. As it states, in fact von Richthofen died on April 8, 1998 while test flying a prototype Fokker quad wing plane thought to be the leading candidate for front line fighter in the new Luftwaffe. Asked why at the age of 95 he still took to the air, von Richthofen replied, "whatever Glenn can do, I can do better. I'll show that SOB how to get into orbit."
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14 November 1998, 02:17 PM
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Damn it all.....I could have used that 70's encyclopędia. If it said that MvR was killed in 1998, I would have loved checking the Dow for the same year. I could have shorted Microsoft.
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14 November 1998, 08:18 PM
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According to Paul Cowan, MvR was killed in May or June of 1917, as according to "The Kid Who Couldn't Miss" he was dead by the time Bishop did his (in)famous raid on Estourmel/Esnes.
But, I confess, I did it. I killed MvR, in the library with the candlestick.  VBR, Al Lowe
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15 November 1998, 04:57 PM
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It was Sierra.
As MVR was ready to pull the trigger on victory no 81, another bug got hold of the program. RBII crashed for the umpteenth time and took down the Baron with it. And it DID happen in 1998  )VBR Vic
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