Royal Canadian Air Force - Today in aviation history April 21, 1918 – Canadian pilot Captain Arthur “Roy” Brown is credited with shooting down famed German ace Manfred von Richthoven (the Red
![Mike Bechthold 🇺🇦🌻 on X: "Australian soldier George Ridgeway reached his plane in under a minute but Richthofen was already dead. His death certificate stated: "died 21 April 1918, from wounds sustained Mike Bechthold 🇺🇦🌻 on X: "Australian soldier George Ridgeway reached his plane in under a minute but Richthofen was already dead. His death certificate stated: "died 21 April 1918, from wounds sustained](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzfjfJhXoAAlMHg.jpg)
Mike Bechthold 🇺🇦🌻 on X: "Australian soldier George Ridgeway reached his plane in under a minute but Richthofen was already dead. His death certificate stated: "died 21 April 1918, from wounds sustained
![World War One flying ace the Red Baron 'was shot down from the ground' not by another plane | The Independent | The Independent World War One flying ace the Red Baron 'was shot down from the ground' not by another plane | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2015/10/19/00/redbaron.jpg)
World War One flying ace the Red Baron 'was shot down from the ground' not by another plane | The Independent | The Independent
![Canadian Armed Forces on X: "#DYK: Captain Arthur Roy Brown helped shoot down the Red Baron on April 21, 1918: https://t.co/E38fuGD720 https://t.co/X8vr9s4nNl" / X Canadian Armed Forces on X: "#DYK: Captain Arthur Roy Brown helped shoot down the Red Baron on April 21, 1918: https://t.co/E38fuGD720 https://t.co/X8vr9s4nNl" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgmoFq4U8AALdaW.jpg:large)
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![Captain Roy Brown engages the Red Baron, 21st April 1918 by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Aviation Art Prints Captain Roy Brown engages the Red Baron, 21st April 1918 by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Aviation Art Prints](https://www.directart.co.uk/mall/images/800s/dhm1646pc.jpg)
Captain Roy Brown engages the Red Baron, 21st April 1918 by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Aviation Art Prints
![Amazon.com: Captain Roy Brown, a True Story of the Great War, Vol. II: 9781883283896: Bennett, Alan D, Harman, Margaret Brown, May, Denny Reid: Books Amazon.com: Captain Roy Brown, a True Story of the Great War, Vol. II: 9781883283896: Bennett, Alan D, Harman, Margaret Brown, May, Denny Reid: Books](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/419wduN8oAL._SR600%2C315_PIWhiteStrip%2CBottomLeft%2C0%2C35_PIStarRatingFIVE%2CBottomLeft%2C360%2C-6_SR600%2C315_SCLZZZZZZZ_FMpng_BG255%2C255%2C255.jpg)
Amazon.com: Captain Roy Brown, a True Story of the Great War, Vol. II: 9781883283896: Bennett, Alan D, Harman, Margaret Brown, May, Denny Reid: Books
![Ron Eisele on X: "Sopwith Camel Captain Arthur Roy Brown 209 Squadron RAF, also flown by Captain Oliver William Redgate of the same squadron. https://t.co/8Or7ImADgp" / X Ron Eisele on X: "Sopwith Camel Captain Arthur Roy Brown 209 Squadron RAF, also flown by Captain Oliver William Redgate of the same squadron. https://t.co/8Or7ImADgp" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FiMQpKzXwAE2Sk7.jpg)