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![Incidents in connection with the funeral of Captain Baron von Ritchofen, Germany's leading airman. At the time of his death, Baron von Richthofen was the greatest air ace of the First World War. He had shot down 80 opponents. As such his passing was treated with great respect and he was accorded a full military funeral. The funeral was conducted by the personnel of No. 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps in the cemetery at Bertangles, a village near the city of Amiens. Six flying officers with the rank of captain, the same rank as Richthofen, served as pallbearers and other ranks from the squadron provided a guard of honour. A number of memorial wreaths were sent, including one from 5th Australian Division Headquarters and one from the Royal Air Force. Each wreath bore the German colours. This footage is believed to have been shot by an official cinematographer from the War Records Department. A number of official reporters and photographers were also present to record such an historic event. After his death Richthofen's Fokker Triplane was taken apart by souvenir hunters. At the beginning of the film you can see members of No. 3 Squadron AFC, picking over the remnants of his aircraft. In 1925 Richthofen's body was recovered and buried in the Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery in Berlin. In 1975 his body was exhumed again and buried in his family's tomb in Wiesbaden. [F00032]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tJUzIKeJJdY/0.jpg) 3.73 min. | 4.81 user rating |
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45 years in RAAF have flown by - Tweed Daily News  Tweed Daily News--Warrant Officer Maeve Tennent is the -RAAF's- longest-serving female member after completing an impressive 45 years of service. A GIRL who grew up in Murwillumbah has gone on to become the longest- serving woman in the -Royal Austra - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:45:21 GMT+00:00 |
| Warbirds on the wing for RAAF's 90th birthday - ABC Online ABC Online--The -Royal Australian Air Force- has celebrated its 90th birthday with a ceremony in Canberra and a display of historic planes at the service's birthplace in Victoria. The -RAAF- was formed on March 31, 1921, with Point Cook its sole base - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:05:12 GMT+00:00 |
| Historical air pilgrimage celebrates RAAF's 90th anniversary - ABC Online ABC Online--More than 50 historical planes have touched down in Ballarat as part of a five day pilgrimage celebrating 90 years of -Royal Australian Air Force- service. Javascript is currently no enabled on your browser. To view this media, ... - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:02:23 GMT+00:00 |
| Navy F-18 Crashes, 2 Dead - The Epoch Times The Epoch Times--By Alex Johnston Pictured above, a -Royal Australian Air Force- F-18 performs. On April 6, 2011, a Navy F-18 crashed in central California, killing two. (Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images) An F-18 Super Hornet fighter jet crashed in California - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:16:10 GMT+00:00 |
| RAAF C-17s carry water cannon system to Japan - Australian Aviation Australian Aviation--A -RAAF- C-17 arrives at Yokota Air Base carrying water cannon equipment, taxiing past the -RAAF- C-17 already based there, and a USAF C-17. Two -RAAF- C-17s have been transporting a remotely operated water cannon system to Japan whic - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:11:47 GMT+00:00 |
| Air force veterans fear for museum future - The West Australian The West Australian--Documents obtained by The West Australian show that members of the -Royal Australian Air Force- Association of WA, which maintains six retirement villages set up for ex-service personnel, will no longer have their elected council memb - Date : Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:44:49 GMT+00:00 |
| Adacel Announces Final Acceptance of RAAF Tower Simulation Systems - Business Wire (press release) Business Wire (press release)--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adacel (ASX:ADA) announced today that the Company has successfully completed final acceptance for the MaxSim Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower simulator suite delivered to the -Royal Australian Air Force- (-RA - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:13:49 GMT+00:00 |
| RAAF salutes 90 years with 180000 fans - Geelong Advertiser Geelong Advertiser--AVALON'S Australian International Airshow underlined platinum status among the world's best as it saluted 90 years of -Royal Australian Air Force- history and stretched attendance records. Organisers believe attendance across - Date : Sun, 06 Mar 2011 23:11:19 GMT+00:00 |
| Expat Cantab flies back to help in quake clean-up - Stuff.co.nz Stuff.co.nz--PITCHING IN: -Royal Australian Air Force- sergeant Shane Campbell has taken time off to help out the Lyttelton volunteer fire brigade. Campbell's brother is a brigade member. A 22-year absence hasn't dimmed Shane Campbell's pas - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:01:30 GMT+00:00 |
| Flying high as an airshow ace - Herald Sun Herald Sun--Like the -Royal Australian Air Force- Hawk 127 fighter jet. Technically it's a training jet. But it can blast past mach 1.2 and reach a jaw-clenching eight Gs - it's the kind of thing you don't tell your mother about, until afte - Date : Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:22:20 GMT+00:00 |
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