Leutnant Wolfram von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman. BAT234 clad in distinctive white mantles

clad in distinctive white mantles adorned with red crosses

In one of these encounters the general himself is terribly wounded and falls from his horse

When No 49 Squadron Lancasters bombed the S

pilot losses were light

British MK1 Grant tanks of the Staffordshire Yeomanry 8th Armoured Brigade

Leutnant Wolfram von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman. BAT234 clad in distinctive white mantlesDHM1652. Leutnant Wolfram von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman. The aerial battle of 21st April 1918 was notable for involving two young novice pilots, each from opposing sides, and their part in the events that followed was as significant as it was tragic. Both William Wop May and Wolfram Ulf von Richthofen had been instructed to stay out of trouble, to remain on the very outskirts should a battle occur and simply get used to being in the sky with so many