Who shot down vonRichtofen?

William H. Shuey · 2004-06-16T01:09:59+00:00

Maryland public TV is running that documentary on the Red Baron. I'veheard of this but this is my first chance to try to record it. I hope Iget a good copy. My VCR seems to do a very poor job for some reason.Looks like Australian Gunner Sergeant Popkin was the firer of the fatalshot. They will probably run it another time this week. I still say the real thing that killed him was combat fatigue. Heviolated three of his own primary rules for air combat within 60seconds. He simply was a man no longer functioning on all cylinders.There are others that stand out as you read fighter pilot's biographiestoo, look at Col. Thomas McGuires last Mission in W.W.II. Bill Shuey

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Rufus 22 years ago

The nightmare is over...BE-UEATY!

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