Richthofen

When we come to the purely aviatic portion of the book one finds more of the real von Richthofen and less of the cavalry officer.

It took a large toll of our best fighters, although Richthofen's personal record of 78 victories was undoubtedly exaggerated.

Richthofen was one of the cleverest of the enemy aviators and in time he made his squadron a formidable aerial weapon.

It is well to note how often von Richthofen refers to the wind being in his favor.