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Article: Curse you, red baron.(Speaker's CORNER: Dear Editor)(Letter to the editor)
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- The Loyalist Gazette
- Article date:
- March 22, 2009
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Query: Was Lt. William J. Mackenzie a UE Loyalist?
Lt. William J. Mackenzie, No. 209 Squadron, RAF, holds the distinction of being the only Allied casualty during the famous dogfight of 21 April 1918 in which Baron von Richthofen, the "Red Baron" was shot down and killed. (As an aside, it is almost certain that Richthofen was actually killed by ground fire from Australian troops that day.) Mackenzie was hit in the back by a single round, probably fired from a Fokker Dr.1 tri-plane piloted by Vizefeldwebel Scholz. Mackenzie left the action and was able to land safely at No. 209's base. He suffered from considerable pain and loss of blood, but he recovered.