Humanities History & Culture Red Baron's Kills Share Flipboard Email Print Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter pilot during the First World War (circa 1915). Imagno / Getty Images History & Culture The 20th Century Important People & Events Fads & Fashions Early 1900s The 20s The 30s The 40s The 50s The 60s The 80s The 90s American History African American History African History Ancient History & Culture Asian History European History Genealogy Inventions Latin American History Medieval & Renaissance History Military History Women's History View More by Jennifer Rosenberg Updated April 17, 2017 Flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, more commonly known as the Red Baron, was not only one of the best pilots of World War I: he has become an icon of the war itself.Credited with shooting down 80 enemy aircraft, the Red Baron owned the skies. His bright red airplane (a very unusual and ostentatious color for a fighting plane) brought both respect and fear. To the Germans, Richthofen was known as "the Red Battle Flier" and his exploits brought the German people courage as well as increased morale during the bloody years of the war. Although the Red Baron survived for much longer than most fighter pilots during World War I, he eventually met their same fate. On April 21, 1918, the day after his 80th kill, the Red Baron once again got into his red airplane and went searching for the enemy. Unfortunately, this time, it was the Red Baron who was shot down.Below is a list of the Red Baron's kills. Some of these aircraft held one and others held two people. Not all of the crew members were killed when their airplanes crashed.No.DateType of AircraftLocation1Sept. 17, 1916FE 2bnear Cambrai2Sept. 23, 1916Martinsyde G 100Somme River3Sept. 30, 1916FE 2bFremicourt4Oct. 7, 1916BE 12Equancourt5Oct. 10, 1916BE 12Ypres6Oct. 16, 1916BE 12near Ypres7Nov. 3, 1916FE 2bLoupart Wood8Nov. 9, 1916Be 2cBeugny9Nov. 20, 1916BE 12Geudecourt10Nov. 20, 1916FE 2bGeudecourt11Nov. 23, 1916DH 2Bapaume12Dec. 11, 1916DH 2Mercatel13Dec. 20, 1916DH 2Moncy-le-Preux14Dec. 20, 1916FE 2bMoreuil15Dec. 27, 1916FE 2bFicheux16Jan. 4, 1917Sopwith PupMetz-en-Coutre17Jan. 23, 1917FE 8Lens18Jan. 24, 1917FE 2bVitry19Feb. 1, 1917BE 2eThelus20Feb. 14, 1917BE 2dLoos21Feb. 14, 1917BE 2dMazingarbe22Mar. 4, 1917Sopwith 1 1/2 StrutterAcheville23Mar. 4, 1917BE 2dLoos24Mar. 3, 1917BE 2cSouchez25Mar. 9, 1917DH 2Bailleul26Mar. 11, 1917BE 2dVimy27Mar. 17, 1917FE 2bOppy28Mar. 17, 1917BE 2cVimy29Mar. 21, 1917BE 2cLa Neuville30Mar. 24, 1917Spad VIIGivenchy31Mar. 25, 1917Nieuport 17Tilloy32April 2, 1917BE 2dFarbus33April 2, 1917Sopwith 1 1/2 StrutterGivenchy34April 3, 1917FE 2dLens35April 5, 1917Bristol Fighter F 2aLembras36April 5, 1917Bristol Fighter F 2aQuincy37April 7, 1917Nieuport 17Mercatel38April 8, 1917Sopwith 1 1/2 StrutterFarbus39April 8, 1917BE 2eVimy40April 11, 1917BE 2cWillerval41April 13, 1917RE 8Vitry42April 13, 1917FE 2bMonchy43April 13, 1917FE 2bHenin44April 14, 1917Nieuport 17Bois Bernard45April 16, 1917BE 2cBailleul46April 22, 1917FE 2bLagnicourt47April 23, 1917BE 2eMericourt48April 28, 1917BE 2ePelves49April 29, 1917Spad VIILecluse50April 29, 1917FE 2bInchy51April 29, 1917BE 2dRoeux52April 29, 1917Nieuport 17Billy-Montigny53June 18, 1917RE 8Strugwe54June 23, 1917Spad VIIYpres55June 26, 1917RE 8Keilbergmelen56June 25, 1917RE 8Le Bizet57July 2, 1917RE 8Deulemont58Aug. 16, 1917Nieuport 17Houthulster Wald59Aug. 26, 1917Spad VIIPoelcapelle60Sept. 2, 1917RE 8Zonebeke61Sept. 3, 1917Sopwith PupBousbecque62Nov. 23, 1917DH 5Bourlon Wood63Nov. 30, 1917SE 5aMoevres64Mar. 12, 1918Bristol Fighter F 2bNauroy65Mar. 13, 1918Sopwith CamelGonnelieu66Mar. 18, 1918Sopwith CamelAndigny67Mar. 24, 1918SE 5aCombles68Mar. 25, 1918Sopwith CamelContalmaison69Mar. 26, 1918Sopwith CamelContalmaison70Mar. 26, 1918RE 8Albert71Mar. 27, 1918Sopwith CamelAveluy72Mar. 27, 1918Bristol Fighter F 2bFoucacourt73Mar. 27, 1918Bristol Fighter F 2bChuignolles74Mar. 28, 1918Armstrong Whitworth FK 8Mericourt75April 2, 1918FE 8Moreuil76April 6, 1918Sopwith CamelVillers-Bretonneux77April 7, 1918SE 5aHangard78April 7, 1918Spad VIIVillers-Bretonneux79April 20, 1918Sopwith CamelBois-de-Hamel80April 20, 1918Sopwith CamelVillers-Bretonneux citecite this article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Rosenberg, Jennifer. "Red Baron's Kills." ThoughtCo, Apr. 17, 2017, thoughtco.com/red-barons-kills-1779886. Rosenberg, Jennifer. (2017, April 17). Red Baron's Kills. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/red-barons-kills-1779886 Rosenberg, Jennifer. "Red Baron's Kills." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/red-barons-kills-1779886 (accessed April 25, 2018). copy citation Continue Reading