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Lothar
von Richthofen
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| Country: |
Germany |
| Born: |
27 September 1894 |
| Place of Birth: |
Breslau |
| Deceased: |
04 July 1922 |
| Rank: |
Oberleutnant |
| Units: |
Jasta 11
KG 4 |
| Victories: |
40 |
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| When the war began, Lothar von
Richthofen was an officer in the cavalry. Following
Manfred von Richthofen's example, he transferred
to the German Air Force in 1915 and was assigned
to Jasta 11 on 6 March 1917. Under the watchful
eye of his older brother, Lothar scored 24 victories
in 47 days and was credited with shooting down
English ace Albert Ball on 7 May 1917. On 13
May 1917, Lothar was badly wounded in a dogfight
with a B.E.2e but recovered and assumed command
of Jasta 11 on 24 September 1917. Wounded again
on 13 March 1918, he crash landed his Fokker
DR.I after being shot down by Camel pilot Augustus
Orlebar and B.F.2b crew Geoffrey Hughes and Hugh
Claye. The following month, he was still in a
hospital bed when he learned of his brother's
death. In the summer of 1918, Lothar returned
to duty and achieved ten more victories by the
end of the war. Scoring his final victory on
12 August 1918, he shot down a Sopwith Camel
flown by English ace John Summers. The following
day, Lothar was seriously wounded for the third
time when his Fokker D.VII was shot down over
the Somme by a Sopwith Camel. |
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