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Unsolved History is history the way it was! Through detailed examination of archeological and forensic evidence, existing photographs, artifact examination, and carefully selected interviews from eyewitnesses and experts events are reconstructed and historical questions are finally answered. Manfred von Richthofen, known to the world as "The Red Baron," was the greatest flying ace of World War I and still to this day revered as the most famous and skilled pilot the world has ever known. He sent scores of Allied flyers down in flames throughout the war, but he was not invincible. Richthofen was shot down over a French field on the morning of April 21, 1918, killed by a single bullet that passed clear through his heart. Who shot The Red Baron? Was it Canadian pilot Roy Brown, who had been on his tail just a minute or so before the Baron's red triplane crashed? Was it one of the Australian gunners firing at the plane skimming just a couple of hundred feet above them? Or, was it another unsung Allied hero? To this day, it's been a mystery from history. But now, with the latest techniques in ballistic analysis, microscopic forensics, computer flight simulators and high-powered laser range findings, learn the truth behind what happened on the final flight of the Kaiser's finest air warrior.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #160926 in DVD
• Brand: Discovery Channel
• Published on: 2003
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 50 minutes

Customer Reviews

History Rewritten?
For many years it was assumed the Red Baron was taken down by RAF pilot Roy Brown. In recent years, however, that theory has been challenged, and it now seems that it most likely was not Roy Brown. So who was it?

The program reveals that von Richthofen was killed by a single bullet entering his right side and exiting on the left; such a trajectory could not have come from above, where pilot Roy Brown was when he briefly pursued the Baron. Instead, a conclusion is drawn that is similar to one in an episode of PBS's Nova ("Who Killed the Red Baron?"): namely, that it was not Roy Brown, but a member of an Australian infantry unit that fired the fatal shot. Interestingly, although both programs agree that the bullet did not come from Brown, they differ on which Australian on the ground that day was actually responsible. So who was it? Watch both programs and decide for yourself!

Four stars. This video helps dispel a long-held belief, but opens a new mystery in the process!