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“Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.”

Quote by Manfred von Richthofen

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Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred von Richthofen, a German nobleman, was a renowned World War I pilot known as the 'Red Baron'. He was killed on April 21, 1918. more

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