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Flying a series of Albatros aircraft, his vanity led him to have each painted red. As the German 'Freiherr' was translated into English as 'Baron,' it was but a short time until he was known to the world as 'The Red Baron.' His squadron was combined with three others to form Jagdgeschwader 1, which was widely feared as The Flying Circus. ................
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