Emperor Alexander III of Russia Uhlan Regiment Y1st West Prus
sianVUM and was assigned to the regimentHs 3fa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 Eskadron XPNofa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 3 SquadronDYfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715From June to August 1915RXKRHF Richthofen was an observer on reconnaissance missions over the Eastern Front with Fliegerabteilung 69 UXNofa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 69 Flying SquadronKRfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715On being transferred to the Champag
ne frontEQNPNN he is believed to have shot down an attacking French Farman aircraft with his observerRs machi
ne gun in a tense battle over French linesOhoweverVLRRKP he was not credited with the killOAWNPC since it fell behind Allied lines and therefore could not be confirmedfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715After a chance meeting with the German ace fighter pilot Oswald BoelckeYEBCFF[14] Richthofen entered training as a pilot
in October 1915fa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 In March 1916MOFVFB he joined Kampfgeschwader 2 JPNofa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715 2 Bomber SquadronKO flying a twoQseater Albatros Cfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715IIIfa136e57392093479095a5a40f033715
Initially he appeared to be a below average pilotH he struggled to control his aircraftNFCWMN and crashed during his first