3 Orig AP Photos-WWI Pilot in Dogfight - Red Baron Died

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3 ORIGINAL ASSOCIATED PRESS WIREPHOTOS pertaining to the famed WWI German Flying Ace known as "The Red Baron." PHOTO ONE: (8 X 10 inches - dated Oct. 9, 1970 ) Shows Canadian pilot Oliver Colin LeBoutillier standing in front of his plane. Caption reads partly: "One of his exploits was to take part in the "greatest fight of any war under any circumstances.' It was on April 21, 1918 , when (number is unclear) Sopwith camels were pitted against 27 German planes, and when the German 'The Red Baron' Manfried von Richthofen, was finally shot down and killed." Photo was reprinted by the AP to accompany a feature story about LeBoutillier. PHOTO TWO: (8 X 10 inches - dated Oct. 8, 1970 ) Shows LeBoutillier as a businessman in Las Vegas , "Believed to be the only living survivor of the World War I dogfight...." PHOTO THREE: (8 X 10 inches - dated Dec. 13, 1969 ) Pictures The Red Baron and a relative "defending the honor of her distant relative." Caption reads: "Carmen von Richtofen, 24-year-old translator for the U.S. Army at Giessen, Germany, defends the honor of her distant relative, Manfred von Richtofen, the Red Baron of World War I. 'He was a gentleman flyer who fought to disable planes, not kill pilots," Miss Richtofen said of the man who had 80 confirmed kills when his famous red fighter plane was shot down in 1918. Carmen is a read more
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