Lothar von Richthofen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Lothar von Richthofen

German flying ace

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1894

Place of Birth: Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1922

Profession: flying ace

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Lothar von Richthofen

  • Baron Lothar Siegfried von Richthofen (Lothar Siegfried Freiherr von Richthofen in German; 27 September 1894 – 4 July 1922) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 40 victories.
  • He was a younger brother of top-scoring ace Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) and a distant cousin of Luftwaffe Field Marshal Wolfram von Richthofen. Following the war he worked for a while on a farm before taking an industrial position.
  • He married in June 1919 and had two children.
  • Yearning for aviation he accepted a position as a pilot, conveying passengers and postal mail between Berlin and Hamburg. He died aged 27 on 4 July 1922 in a flying accident at Fuhlsbüttel.

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