Red Baron's Kills

Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter pilot during the First World War (circa 1915). Imagno / Getty Images

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Updated on January 28, 2019

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.	Date	Type of Aircraft	Location
1	Sept. 17, 1916	FE 2b	near Cambrai
2	Sept. 23, 1916	Martinsyde G 100	Somme River
3	Sept. 30, 1916	FE 2b	Fremicourt
4	Oct. 7, 1916	BE 12	Equancourt
5	Oct. 10, 1916	BE 12	Ypres
6	Oct. 16, 1916	BE 12	near Ypres
7	Nov. 3, 1916	FE 2b	Loupart Wood
8	Nov. 9, 1916	Be 2c	Beugny
9	Nov. 20, 1916	BE 12	Geudecourt
10	Nov. 20, 1916	FE 2b	Geudecourt
11	Nov. 23, 1916	DH 2	Bapaume
12	Dec. 11, 1916	DH 2	Mercatel
13	Dec. 20, 1916	DH 2	Moncy-le-Preux
14	Dec. 20, 1916	FE 2b	Moreuil
15	Dec. 27, 1916	FE 2b	Ficheux
16	Jan. 4, 1917	Sopwith Pup	Metz-en-Coutre
17	Jan. 23, 1917	FE 8	Lens
18	Jan. 24, 1917	FE 2b	Vitry
19	Feb. 1, 1917	BE 2e	Thelus
20	Feb. 14, 1917	BE 2d	Loos
21	Feb. 14, 1917	BE 2d	Mazingarbe
22	Mar. 4, 1917	Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter	Acheville
23	Mar. 4, 1917	BE 2d	Loos
24	Mar. 3, 1917	BE 2c	Souchez
25	Mar. 9, 1917	DH 2	Bailleul
26	Mar. 11, 1917	BE 2d	Vimy
27	Mar. 17, 1917	FE 2b	Oppy
28	Mar. 17, 1917	BE 2c	Vimy
29	Mar. 21, 1917	BE 2c	La Neuville
30	Mar. 24, 1917	Spad VII	Givenchy
31	Mar. 25, 1917	Nieuport 17	Tilloy
32	April 2, 1917	BE 2d	Farbus
33	April 2, 1917	Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter	Givenchy
34	April 3, 1917	FE 2d	Lens
35	April 5, 1917	Bristol Fighter F 2a	Lembras
36	April 5, 1917	Bristol Fighter F 2a	Quincy
37	April 7, 1917	Nieuport 17	Mercatel
38	April 8, 1917	Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter	Farbus
39	April 8, 1917	BE 2e	Vimy
40	April 11, 1917	BE 2c	Willerval
41	April 13, 1917	RE 8	Vitry
42	April 13, 1917	FE 2b	Monchy
43	April 13, 1917	FE 2b	Henin
44	April 14, 1917	Nieuport 17	Bois Bernard
45	April 16, 1917	BE 2c	Bailleul
46	April 22, 1917	FE 2b	Lagnicourt
47	April 23, 1917	BE 2e	Mericourt
48	April 28, 1917	BE 2e	Pelves
49	April 29, 1917	Spad VII	Lecluse
50	April 29, 1917	FE 2b	Inchy
51	April 29, 1917	BE 2d	Roeux
52	April 29, 1917	Nieuport 17	Billy-Montigny
53	June 18, 1917	RE 8	Strugwe
54	June 23, 1917	Spad VII	Ypres
55	June 26, 1917	RE 8	Keilbergmelen
56	June 25, 1917	RE 8	Le Bizet
57	July 2, 1917	RE 8	Deulemont
58	Aug. 16, 1917	Nieuport 17	Houthulster Wald
59	Aug. 26, 1917	Spad VII	Poelcapelle
60	Sept. 2, 1917	RE 8	Zonebeke
61	Sept. 3, 1917	Sopwith Pup	Bousbecque
62	Nov. 23, 1917	DH 5	Bourlon Wood
63	Nov. 30, 1917	SE 5a	Moevres
64	Mar. 12, 1918	Bristol Fighter F 2b	Nauroy
65	Mar. 13, 1918	Sopwith Camel	Gonnelieu
66	Mar. 18, 1918	Sopwith Camel	Andigny
67	Mar. 24, 1918	SE 5a	Combles
68	Mar. 25, 1918	Sopwith Camel	Contalmaison
69	Mar. 26, 1918	Sopwith Camel	Contalmaison
70	Mar. 26, 1918	RE 8	Albert
71	Mar. 27, 1918	Sopwith Camel	Aveluy
72	Mar. 27, 1918	Bristol Fighter F 2b	Foucacourt
73	Mar. 27, 1918	Bristol Fighter F 2b	Chuignolles
74	Mar. 28, 1918	Armstrong Whitworth FK 8	Mericourt
75	April 2, 1918	FE 8	Moreuil
76	April 6, 1918	Sopwith Camel	Villers-Bretonneux
77	April 7, 1918	SE 5a	Hangard
78	April 7, 1918	Spad VII	Villers-Bretonneux
79	April 20, 1918	Sopwith Camel	Bois-de-Hamel
80	April 20, 1918	Sopwith Camel	Villers-Bretonneux