Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), widely known as the Red Baron, was the ace-of-aces of the First World War, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories, more than any other pilot - before being killed in action near Amiens on 21 April 1918.
As the following list demonstrates, his victories are unusually well documented.[1]
| Victory nº | Defeated | Date | Hour | Richthofen's unit | Richthofen's aircraft | Opponent/s unit | Opponent/s aircraft | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lts.Lionel Morris; Tom Rees both KIA | 17 September 1916 | 1100 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 11 Sqn. | F.E.2b (7018) | Near Villers Plouich |
| 2 | Sgt.Herbert Bellerby KIA | 23 September 1916 | 1100 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 27 Sqn. | Martinsyde G.100 (7481) | Bapaume |
| 3 | Lt.Ernest Conway Lansdale; Sgt.Albert Clarkson both KIA | 30 September 1916 | 1150 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 11 Sqn. | F.E.2b (6973) | Near Lagnicourt |
| 4 | 2/Lt.William Fenwick KIA | 7 October 1916 | 0910 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 21 Sqn. | B.E.12 (6618) | Near Equancourt |
| 5 | 2/Lt.John Thompson DCM KIA | 16 October 1916 | 0500 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 19 Sqn. | B.E.12 (6580) | Near Ypres |
| 6 | prob. 2/Lt.W.T.W Wilcox, wounded/POW | 25 October 1916 | 0935 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 21 Sqn. | B.E.12 (6654) | Near Bapaume- also listed as 2/Lt.Arthur James Fisher (vs Kurt Wolff) |
| 7 | Sgt.Cuthbert Baldwin; Lt.George Bentham Andrew both KIA | 3 November 1916 | 1410 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 18 Sqn. | F.E.2b (7010) | NE of Grevillers Wood |
| 8 | 2/Lt.Ian Gilmour Cameron KIA | 9 November 1916 | 1030 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 12 Sqn. | B.E.2c (2506) | Beugny |
| 9? | possibly Lt. Thomas Henry Clarke; 2/Lt. James Lees both POW | 20 November 1916 | 0940 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 15 Sqn. | B.E.2c (2767) | S of Grandcourt(prob. versus Lt Kirmaier) |
| 10 | 2/Lts.Gilbert Sudbury Hall; George Doughty; both KIA | 20 November 1916 | 1615 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 18 Sqn. | F.E.2b (4848) | Grandcourt |
| 11 | Maj.Lanoe Hawker VC, DSO KIA | 23 November 1916 | 1500 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 24 Sqn. | D.H.2 (5964) | S of Bapaume |
| 12 | Lt.Benedict Philip Hunt POW | 11 December 1916 | 1155 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 32 Sqn. | D.H.2 (5986) | Near Arras |
| 13 | Capt.Arthur Gerald Knight DSO KIA | 20 December 1916 | 1130 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 29 Sqn. | D.H.2 (7927) | Menchy |
| 14 | Lt. Lionel George D'Arcy; Sub/Lt.Reginald Whiteside RNVR; Both KIA | 20 December 1916 | 1345 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 18 Sqn. | F.E.2b (A5446) | Moreuil |
| 15? | possibly Capt.JB Quested(WIA), Lt. HJH Dicksee (unhurt) {Also proposed as James McCudden of No.29 Squadron} |
27 December 1916 | 1625 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 11 Sqn. | F.E.2b (6937) | Ficheux (probably versus Jasta 1)- inside Allied lines |
| 16 | Flt/Lt. Allan Switzer Todd(Can)KIA | 4 January 1917 | 1615 | Jasta 2 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 8 RNAS | Sopwith Pup (N5193) | Near Metz en Coûture |
| 17 | 2/Lt. John Hay (Aust)KIA | 23 January 1917 | 1610 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.II(491/16) | 40 Sqn. | F.E.8 (6388) | S of Lens |
| 18 | Lt.John MacLennan; Capt. Oscar Greig both W/POW | 24 January 1917 | 1215 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(789/17) | 25 Sqn. | F.E.2b (6997) | O of Vimy |
| 19 | Lts.Percival Murray, Duncan John McRae(Can),both KIA | 1 February 1917 | 1600 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 16 Sqn. | B.E.2d (6742) | 1 km SO of Thelus |
| 20 | Lt.Cyril Bennett POW; 2/Lt.Herbert Arthur Croft KIA | 14 February 1917 | 1200 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 2 Sqn. | B.E.2d (6231) | O of Loos |
| 21 | probably Capt.George Cyril Bailey DSO, WIA; 2/lt.George William Hampton unhurt | 14 February 1917 | 1645 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 2 Sqn. | B.E.2c (2543) | SW of Mazingarbe; aircraft actually returned to base safely. |
| 22 | Lt.James Benjamin Evelyn Crosbee unhurt; Sgt.John E.Prance, WIA | 4 March 1917 | 1250 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 2 Sqn. | B.E.2d (5785) | 1 km N of Loos; aircraft actually returned to base safely. |
| 23 | 2/Lt.Herbert John Green; 2/Lt.Alexander William Reid MC both KIA | 4 March 1917 | 1620 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 43 Sqn. | Sopwith 1½ Strutter (A1108) | Acheville |
| 24 | 2/Lt. Gerald Maurice Gosset-Bibby; Lt. Geoffrey Joseph Ogilvy Brichta(Can); both KIA | 6 March 1917 | 1700 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 16 Sqn. | B.E.2e (A2785) | Souchez |
| 25 | Lt.Arthur John Pearson MC KIA | 9 March 1917 | 1155 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III | 29 Sqn. | D.H.2 (A2571) | Between Roclincourt and Bailleul |
| 26 | 2/Lt.James Smyth; 2/Lt.Edward Byrne; both KIA | 11 March 1917 | 1200 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 2 Sqn. | B.E.2d (6232) | S of La Folie Wood |
| 27 | Lt. Arthur Elsdale Boultbee; 2AM.Frederick King; both KIA | 17 March 1917 | 1130 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 25 Sqn. | F.E.2b (A5439) | Oppy |
| 28 | 2/Lt. George MacDonald Watt; Sgt.Ernest Howlett; both KIA | 17 March 1917 | 1700 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 16 Sqn. | B.E.2g (2814) | O of Vimy |
| 29 | F/Sgt.Sidney Herbert Quicke; 2/Lt. William John Lidsey; both KIA | 21 March 1917 | 1730 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 16 Sqn. | B.E.2e (A3154) | Hill 123, N of Neuville |
| 30 | Lt.Richard Plunkett Baker (Can) WIA/POW | 24 March 1917 | 1155 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 19 Sqn. | SPAD VII (A6706) | Givenchy |
| 31 | Lt.Christopher Guy Gilbert POW | 25 March 1917 | 0820 | Jasta 11 | Halberstadt D.II | 29 Sqn. | Nieuport 17 (A6689) | Tilloy |
| 32 | Lt.Patrick John Gordon Powell; 1AM.Percy Bonner; both KIA | 2 April 1917 | 0835 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III | 13 Sqn. | B.E.2d (5841) | Farbus |
| 33 | 2/Lt.Algernon Peter Warren POW; Sgt.Reuel Dunn; KIA | 2 April 1917 | 1115 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 43 sqn. | Sopwith 1½ Strutter (A2401) | Givenchy |
| 34 | 2/Lt.Donald Peter McDonald POW; 2/Lt.John O'Beirne KIA | 3 April 1917 | 1615 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 25 Sqn. | F.E.2d (A6382) | Between Lens and Lieven |
| 35 | 2/Lt.Arthur Norman Leckler W/POW; 2/Lt. Herbert Duncan George KIA | 5 April 1917 | 1115 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 48 Sqn. | Bristol F.2a (A3340) | Lewarde, S of Douai |
| 36 | Lts.Alfred Terence Adams; Donald James Stewart both POW. | 5 April 1917 | 1130 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 48 Sqn. | Bristol F.2a (A3343) | Cuincy |
| 37 | 2/Lt.George Orme Smart KIA | 7 April 1917 | 1745 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 60 Sqn. | Nieuport 17 (A6645) | Mercatel |
| 38 | Lts. John Heagerty POW; Leonard Heath-Cantle KIA; | 8 April 1917 | 1140 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 43 sqn. | Sopwith 1½ Strutter (A2406) | Near Farbus |
| 39 | 2/Lt.Keith Ingleby MacKenzie; 2/Lt.Guy Everingham; both KIA | 8 April 1917 | 1640 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 16 Sqn. | B.E.2g (A2815) | Vimy |
| 40 | Lt.Claude England Derwin WIA; Gunner H. Pierson WIA | 11 April 1917 | 0925 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 13 Sqn. | B.E.2d (2501) | Willerval-fell inside Allied Lines. |
| 41 | Capt.James Maitland Stuart; Lt.Maurice Herbert Wood; both KIA | 13 April 1917 | 0858 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 59 sqn. | R.E.8 (A3190) | Between Vitry and Brebières |
| 42 | Sgt.James Allen Cunniffe; 2AM.W. J. Batten both WIA | 13 April 1917 | 1245 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 11 Sqn. | F.E.2b (A831) | Between Monchy and Feuchy-crashed Allied side of Lines. |
| 43 | 2/Lt.Allan Harold Bates; Sgt.William Alfred Barnes; both KIA | 13 April 1917 | 1935 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 25 Sqn. | F.E.2b (4997) | Noyelles-Godault, near Henin Liétard |
| 44 | Lt.William Oswald Russell POW | 14 April 1917 | 0915 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 60 sqn. | Nieuport 17 (A6796) | 1 km S of Bois Bernard |
| 45 | 2/Lt.Alphonso Pascoe WIA; 2/Lt.Frederick Seymour Andrews KIA | 16 April 1917 | 1730 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 13 sqn. | B.E.2e (3156) | Between Bailleul and Gavrelle-Allied side of Lines. |
| 46 | possibly Lt.Waldemar Franklin; Lt. William Frederick Fletcher; both WIA | 22 April 1917 | 1710 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 11 Sqn. | F.E.2b (7020) | Near Lagnicourt- one of four FE2b's downed by Jasta 11. |
| 47 | 2/Lt.Eric Welch; Sgt.Amos Tollervey; both KIA | 23 April 1917 | 1205 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 16 Sqn. | B.E.2f (A3168) | Mericourt |
| 48 | Lt.William Follit KIA; 2/Lt.Frederick Kirkham; POW | 28 April 1917 | 0930 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 13 Sqn. | B.E.2e (7221) | E of Pelves, SE edge of Square 6998 |
| 49 | Lt.Richard Applin KIA | 29 April 1917 | 1205 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 19 Sqn. | SPAD VII (B1573) | Near Lecluse |
| 50 | Sgt.George Stead; Cprl. Alfred Beebee; both KIA | 29 April 1917 | 1655 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 18 sqn. | F.E.2b (4898) | SW of Inchy, Hill 90, near Pariville |
| 51 | Lt.David Evan Davies; Lt.George Rathbone; both KIA | 29 April 1917 | 1925 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 12 Sqn. | B.E.2e (2738) | Near Rouex |
| 52 | Flt.Sub/Lt Edward Cuzner KIA | 29 April 1917 | 1940 | Jasta 11 | Albatros D.III(2253/17) | 8 RNAS | Sopwith Triplane (N5463) | Between Billy-Montigny and Sallaumines |
| 53 | Lt.Ralph Walter Ellis; Lt.Harold Carver Barlow; both KIA | 18 June 1917 | 1315 | JG I | Albatros D.V(789/17) | 9 Sqn. | R.E.8 (A4290) | Hof Struywe, Square V.42 |
| 54? | possibly Lt. RW Farquhar unhurt | 23 June 1917 | 2130 | JG I | Albatros D.V(1177/17) | 23 Sqn. | SPAD VII (B1530) | N of Ypres- landed at base, slightly damaged. |
| 55 | Capt. Norman McNaughton MC; Lt.Angus Hughes Mearns ; both KIA | 24 June 1917 | 0910 | JG I | Albatros D.V(1177/17) | 57 Sqn. | D.H.4 (A7473) | Between Keibergmelen and Lichtensteinlager |
| 56 | Lt. Leslie Spenser Bowman; 2/Lt. James Power-Clutterbuck; both KIA | 25 June 1917 | 1840 | JG I | Albatros D.V(1177/17) | 53 Sqn. | R.E.8 (A3847) | Near Le Bizet |
| 57 | Sgt.Hubert Arthur Wheatley; 2/Lt.Frank Guy Buckingham Pascoe; both KIA | 2 July 1917 | 1020 | JG I | Albatros D.V(1177/17) | 53 Sqn. | R.E.8 (A3538) | Deulemont |
| 58 | 2/Lt.William Harold Trant Williams KIA | 16 August 1917 | 0755 | JG I | Albatros D.V(2059/17) | 29 Sqn. | Nieuport 23 (A6611) | Near Polygon Wood |
| 59 | 2/Lt.Coningsby Phillip Williams KIA | 26 August 1917 | 0730 | JG I | Albatros D.V(2059/17) | 19 Sqn. | SPAD VII (B3492) | Between Poelcapelle and Langemarck |
| 60 | Lt.John Bristo Madge W/POW; 2/Lt.Walter Kember KIA | 1 September 1917 | 0750 | JG I | Fokker F.I(102/17) | 6 Sqn. | R.E.8 (B782) | Near Zonnebeke |
| 61 | Lt. Algernon Frederick Bird POW | 3 September 1917 | 0735 | JG I | Fokker F.I (102/17) | 46 Sqn. | Sopwith Pup (B1795) | S of Bousbecque |
| 62 | Lt.James Boddy WIA | 23 September 1917 | 1400 | JG I | Albatros D.V (4693/17) | 64 Sqn. | D.H.5 (A9299) | SE edge of Bourlon Wood-rescued from no-mans land |
| 63 | Lt.Donald Argyle MacGregor KIA | 30 September 1917 | 1430 | JG I | Albatros D.V(4963/17) | 41 Sqn. | S.E.5a (B644) | Near Moevres |
| 64 | 2/Lts.Leonard Clutterbuck; Henry Sparks MC both POW | 12 March 1918 | 1110–1115 | JG I | Fokker Dr.I(152/17) | 62 Sqn. | Bristol F.2b (B1251) | N of Nauroy, Square 2858 |
| 65 | Lt.Elmer Heath W/POW | 13 March 1918 | 1035 | JG I | Fokker DR.I (152/17) | 73 Sqn. | Sopwith Camel (B2523) | Between Gonnelieu and Banteux, Square 1853 |
| 66 | 2/Lt.William Ivamy(Can) POW | 18 March 1918 | 1115 | JG I | Fokker DR.I (477/17) | 54 Sqn. | Sopwith Camel (B5243) | road Molain-Vaux-Andigny |
| 67 | Lt.John Percy McCone OR Lt. Donald Cecil Tucker; both KIA | 24 March 1918 | 1445 | JG I | Fokker DR.I(477/17) | both 41 Sqn. | S.E.5a (C1054 or C6399) | Combles |
| 68 | 2/Lt.Donald Cameron KIA | 25 March 1918 | 1555 | JG I | Fokker DR.I(477/17) | 3 Sqn. | Sopwith Camel (C1562) | road Bapaume-Albert |
| 69 | ?? | 26 March 1918 | 1645 | JG I | Fokker DR.I(477/17) | ? | S.E.5a (B511)? or possibly a Sopwith Dolphin (5 lost) | S of Contalmaison |
| 70 | 2/Lt.Vernon Jack Reading; 2/Lt.Matthew Leggat; both KIA | 26 March 1918 | 1700 | JG I | Fokker DR.I(477/17) | 15 Sqn. | R.E.8 (B742) | 2 km NE of Albert, Somme |
| 71 | Capt.Thomas Sydney Sharpe DFC, W/POW | 27 March 1918 | 0900 | JG I | Fokker DR.I (127/17) | 73 Sqn. | Sopwith Camel (C6733) | Ancre, 1 km N of Aveluy, N of Albert |
| 72 | possibly Lt.Edward Treloar Smart; 2/Lt.Kenneth Barford | 27 March 1918 | 1630 | JG I | Fokker DR.I(477/17) | 2 Sqn. | A/W F.K.8 (B288) | 2 km O of Foucaucourt- also possibly a DH4 of 5 RNAS. |
| 73 | 2/Lt.George Harding KIA | 27 March 1918 | 1635 | JG I | Fokker DR.I (477/17) | 79 Sqn. | Sopwith Dolphin (C4016) | 1 km N of Chuignolles, S of Bray-sur-Somme |
| 74 | 2/Lts.Joseph Bertram Taylor; Eric Betley; both KIA | 28 March 1918 | 1220 | JG I | Fokker DR.I (127/17) | 82 Sqn. | A/W F.K.8 (C8444) | Near Mericourt |
| 75 | 2/Lt.Ernest David Jones; 2/Lt.Robert Francis Newton; both KIA | 2 April 1918 | 1230 | JG I | Fokker DR.I (477/17) | 52 Sqn. | R.E.8 (A3868) | Hill 104, NE of Moreuil |
| 76 | Capt.Sydney Philip Smith MIA | 6 April 1918 | 1545 | JG I | Fokker DR.I(127/17) | 46 Sqn. | Sopwith Camel (D6491) | NE of Villers-Bretonneux, near the E edge of Bois de Hamel |
| 77 | 2/Lt.Albert Gallie KIA | 7 April 1918 | 1130 | JG I | Fokker DR.I (477/17) | 73 Sqn. | Sopwith Camel (D6550) | Near Hangard |
| 78? | possibly Lt. Ronald G Adams W/POW | 7 April 1918 | 1205 | JG I | Fokker DR.I(477/17) | 73 Sqn. | Sopwith Camel (D6554) | 500m E of Hill 104, N of Villers-Bretonneux- possibly another 73 Sqn camel (3 lost) |
| 79 | Major Richard Raymond-Barker MC, KIA | 20 April 1918 | 1840 | JG I | Fokker DR.I(425/17) | 3 Sqn. | Sopwith Camel (D6439) | SO of Bois de Hamel |
| 80 | 2/Lt. David Greswolde Lewis(Rhod) POW | 20 April 1918 | 1843 | JG I | Fokker DR.I (425/17) | 3 Sqn. | Sopwith Camel (B7393) | NE of Villers-Bretonneux |