CAPTAIN MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN

Rank: Tom Ivan Awesomeoff
Nominated by: Ivan Awesomeoff
AwesomeOff: November 2009
Total Points: 11952

Captain Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen was the most successful fighter pilot in the Luftstreitkräfte (German Army Air Service during World War I. Known as the "Red Baron" for his all red plane, he was credited with 80 confirmed kills in air combat, which pretty much trumps any winning streak Bill Belichick can claim credit for. He was a baron, and was noted to have many famous aristocratic relatives.

On the 21st of April, 1918, shot through the heart and lungs The Baron made a controlled landing in a field near the village of Vaux-sur-Somme. He was soon surrounded by Australian soldiers who watched him die. His final word was said to be "kaputt".


Captain Manfred von Richthofen was voted MORE AWESOME than:

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Captain Kangaroo


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Captain Fantastic Faster than Superman . . .


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Captain Planet


Captain Han Solo


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Captain Birdseye


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Captain Awesome


Captain Ahab (The Band)


Captain Canuck


Captain James Cook


Captain Chaos


Captain Manfred von Richthofen was voted LESS AWESOME than:

Captain Ahab


Image Credits
Filename: theredbaron.jpg
Source: Public Domain - Photograph of Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron
Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mvrredbaron.jpg
Filename: redbaronplane.jpg
Source: Wikipedia
Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RoteBaron.JPG
Filename: redbarongrave.jpg
Source: Wikipedia
Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Richthofen-pomnik3.JPG
Word on the Street

Rank: Tom Ghazi
Ghazi commented ( about Captain Manfred von Richthofen ) on 11/12/2009
Anyone else to see the discussion sparked by Yorky's reaction to this nomination?

Rank: Ermey Yorky
Yorky replied to Ghazi on 11/12/2009
Major Edward "Mick" Mannock VC was way more awesome than the Baron: sacrificing confirmed kills that could have been added to his own score in order to give his trainees their first kills instead.

Richthofen gets my vote in this round (vs Capt Awesome) though.

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