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If you read what von Richthofen says in his book available at this site, you will see he feels that a two-seater which can easily return fire is more of a threat to his person. Its been awhile, but I believe his words are "a single seater below me (his preferred method of attack) is as good as lost, as it can not fire upon me from the rear."
With the Brits continuously on the offensive, how can a German pilot be blamed for the type of aircraft he encounters? Like Reinout said in another thread, statistics are often judged to be the best criterion by which individuals can be rated. Although I personally believe that Boelcke was the greatest pilot of WWI, von Richthofen's score entitles him to be called "the greatest".
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