107 years ago today, April 22, 1918 (March 12, 1918, the ace pilot of the First World War of Germany Richthofen was killed in battle. On April 22, 1918, the German ace pilot Manfred Richthofen, known as the Red Baron because of the color of his Frank triplane, was destroyed and killed in the Somme fighter plane. In this battle, the Red Baron's air combat performance exceeded that of any pilot on both sides. In less than two years of combat, he destroyed 80 Allied aircraft, and his combat squadron, the Richthofen Flying Team, was famous for its fierce and precise marksmen. It is said that this ace pilot was dedicated to Germany's war cause and took great pleasure in destroying the enemy. He praised the virtue of patience and warned his men to wait for the enemy to attack before firing, or as he put it,"let customers enter the store." He was despised by many Allied pilots. British fighter pilot Edward Mannock said when he heard of the Red Baron's death: "I want him burned from the air all the way to the ground." A funeral was held for him at the site where he died. Senior German generals awarded Richthofen the highest military honor. The plane that Richthofen flew