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Roy Brown

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21st April 1918: Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shot down and killed

 

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Roy Brown (RAF Officer)

 

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Roy Brown and the Red Baron

 

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PS5350-2 POSTAGE STAMP SOPWITH F.I CAMEL 1/63 Cpt. Arthur Roy Brown. By Postage Stamp airplanes.

 

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The Mystery of the Red Baron's Downfall

Captain Arthur Roy Brown,, was a Canadian First World War flying ace credited with ten aerial victories. The Royal Air Force officially credited Brown with shooting down Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron". What is less well known is that Brown never lost a pilot in his flight during combat, a rare distinction for an air unit commander of that war. This was due largely to his demands for a "breaking in" period in which new pilots flew over the fights just to see how they worked.