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German WWI flying ace

Lothar Siegfried Freiherr von Richthofen (27 September &#;– 4 July ) was a German First World Warfighter ace credited with 40 victories.

He was a younger brother of top-scoring ace Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) and a distant cousin of LuftwaffeField MarshalWolfram von Richthofen, who also became a flying ace.

Following the war, Lothar worked for a while on a farm before taking an industrial position.

He married in June and had two children. Yearning for aviation, he accepted a position as a pilot, conveying passengers and postal mail between Berlin and Hamburg.

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He died aged 27 on 4 July in a flying accident at Fuhlsbüttel.

Early career

Richthofen was born on 27 September He and his brothers, Manfred and Bolko,^{[1][note 1]} hunted wild boar, elk, birds, and deer.^[2]

Like his brother Manfred, Lothar began the war as a cavalry officer with the 4th Dragoon Regiment.

He had remained in the