Manfred von Richthofen Signed Reports

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2000-10-16-446

Content Description

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The Manfred von Richthofen Signed Reports is a small collection consisting of two reports written and signed by von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron, during the course of World War I.

The first document is titled, "Gesehwaderfluge [Observational Squadron Flights]" and consists of 17 typed pages. The first page has handwritten annotations and the last page includes Richthofen's signature. The report is divided into several sections as follows: Page 7: "Der Fuhrer [The Leader]." Page 10: "Wie bilde ich mir Anfänger heran [How to Train Beginners]". Page 12: "Der Einzelkampf [The Solo Flight]." Page 15: "Allgemeine Grundsätze [General Principles]." Page 16: "Der Einsatz [The Operation]."

The second document is titled, "Erfahrungen das leutnant Loewenhardt, Jadgstaffel 10 bei Ballonangriffen an der englisohen Front mit Alb.D.Voder Pfalz D.III [The Experiences of Lieutenant Loewenhardt, Fighter Squadron 10, during balloon attacks on the English front with Alb.D.V before Pfalz D.III]." It is two typed pages; the third page is evidently missing.

Dates

Creation: circa 1916

Creator

Richthofen, Manfred, Freiherr von, 1892-1918 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research and is accessible in the Dahlberg Research Center by appointment. However, due to fragility of the documents, digital surrogates should be consulted instead. For more information contact us.

Conditions Governing Use

The Museum of Flight (TMOF) Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the archives and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from TMOF archives before any publication use. TMOF does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.

Full Extent

.1 Cubic Feet (1 legal size expandable folder)

Language

German

Additional Description

Custodial History

The Museum of Flight acquired the documents from from the Champlin Fighter Museum, founded by Doug Champlin (1941-2013). Champlin had purchased the documents from aviation historian Peter M. Grosz (1926-2006), who had acquired them from Fritz von Falkenheyn. Falkenheyn, who was on the staff of the Kommandierender General der Lufstreitkräfte (Kogenluft) in charge of Technical Affairs, had received the documents directly from von Richthofen at Kogenluft. Correspondence documenting the custodial history is present with the reports.