What flying ace was shot down by the "Red Barron" during WWII?
Lanoe Hawker Lanoe George Hawker VC, DSO (30 December 1890 – 23 November 1916) was a British First World War flying ace. Having seven credited victories, he was the third pilot to receive the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry awarded to British and Commonwealth servicemen. He was killed in a dogfight with the famous German flying ace Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), who described him as "the British Boelcke".
Günther Josten Günther Josten (7 November 1921 – 7 July 2004) was a German "Luftwaffe" military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 178 enemy aircraft shot down in 420 combat missions, all of which claimed over the Eastern Front. Following World War II, he served in the newly established West Germany's Air Force in the Bundeswehr.