Manfred von Richtofen, the most successful flying ace of the First World War, was (probably) shot down by a Lewis Gunner of the Australian Imperial Force on the 21st of April 1918. He was buried with military honours by the Australian Flying Corps.
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Richthofen was as successful as he was, because he had his safety rules. When he died, he broke nearly all of them.
A few months earlier he was hit in the head and got brain damage in that part of the brain, which manages risk awareness
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Manfred von Richtofen, the most successful flying ace of the First World War, was (probably) shot down by a Lewis Gunner of the Australian Imperial Force on the 21st of April 1918. He was buried with military honours by the Australian Flying Corps.
Richthofen was as successful as he was, because he had his safety rules. When he died, he broke nearly all of them.
A few months earlier he was hit in the head and got brain damage in that part of the brain, which manages risk awareness