April, 21 1918, A Legend Was Made “MvR”

[Laserlloyd]

It was the morning of April 21 1918. Just a he had done many times before, he climbed in to his Fokker Dr.I and went on petrol to find him self in his last flight.

By 11.45 pm (German time) on this day the highest scoring ace of World War One would be killed in action just to be born as a legend.

Though all the controversy surrounding his death and may vary well never be solved his skill and dedication will never be match again.

This is the day, chivalry died.

It was MvR that struck the love of aviation in a little boy’s heart some 50 years after he died and its still their.

On this 85th anniversary of his death I wish all of you a wonderful and peaceful day.

Yours truly,

Lloyd Leichentritt

[Alan]

Great words for a Great young man. *A Hero defined, personified.

I close with this quote from another Hero that some might find apropos:

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belong to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again. Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause. Who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
- President Theodore Roosevelt

[Richard_Schrader]

A toast to the greatest fighter pilot the world has ever produced.

Richard Schrader

ps: just my humble opinion

[stephen]

Hear, hear. Ditto.

[StephenLawson]

Zum Wohl und Prost!!!!!

[Dan_San_Abbott]

To Manfred Frhr. von Richthofen,

Prost!

Dan-San

[DerDrache]

To the Prussian ace who gave a little eight-year-old girl the love of aviation and history, and who made her realize that you can be a hero no matter whose side you're on--prost!

God rest you in peace, Manfred von Richthofen!

-Der Drache von der Himmeln

[Barrett]

How many internet forums will still be talking about lightweights such as Bush 41 or 43, let alone Klinton, 85 years after they're dead? I suspect (or at least hope) that people will still be discussing MvR in another 85 years rather than mere politicians.
Hittin' the road. See y'all in a coupla weeks.

85 years ago,the flower of that lost
generation,which deserved better
than to be yet another lost as cannon fodder
they could have given the world so much more
but fate deamed it not to be.
Sleep well tonight sweet prince
We miss you still

Von Richthofen may be gone, but he is far from forgotten. As the old saying goes:

"May the earth lie light upon him"