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Site of the Red Baron's Crash

Site of the Red Baron's Crash

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Site of the Red Baron's Crash

Name: Site of the Red Baron's Crash
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Location: Vaux-Sur-Somme, Amiens, Hauts-De-France, France

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1. Les étangs de la Barette loop from Corbie

19.7km

01:04

50m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Les étangs de la Barette – Site of the Red Baron's Crash loop from Daours

30.6km

01:38

90m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Froissy Station Museum – Eclusier- vaux loop from Buire-sur-l'Ancre

83.6km

05:09

420m

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April 8, 2024

The Red Baron's last outing

On the heights of Vaux-sur-Somme, on the edge of the D1, linking Corbie to Bray-sur-Somme, on the right just before the Sainte Colette brickworks which is on the left, this explanatory panel was erected at the place where Manfred von Richthofen, the famous Red Baron, landed on April 21, 1918 after being shot in the heart.

We can read: "The First World War saw the birth of new means of combat: tanks (used for the first time in the Somme in 1916, at Courcelette) and aviation. The ace of German military aviation, Manfred von Richthofen, known as "the Red Baron", alone shot down 80 Allied planes between 1916 and 1918. Since then, he has been the subject of a true cult, not only among Germans, but among all history buffs. military and aviation. On April 21, 1918, after fighting above Vaux-sur-Somme, against Canadian aviators, Manfred von Richthofen, fatally shot

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Elevation 70 m

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Location: Vaux-Sur-Somme, Amiens, Hauts-De-France, France

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Site of the Red Baron's Crash

1. Les étangs de la Barette loop from Corbie

2. Les étangs de la Barette – Site of the Red Baron's Crash loop from Daours

3. Froissy Station Museum – Eclusier- vaux loop from Buire-sur-l'Ancre

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