简介："ScoresofAlliedpilotsduringWorldWarIsurelymuttered,"Curseyou,RedBaron!"asthenotoriousBaronManfredvonRichthofenclosedinwithgunsblazingfromhisdistinctivebright-redGermanfighter.ButthenonApril21,1918,theBarontookabulletinthechestwhileinhotpursuitofhis81stdowning.Wasthefatalshotfiredbyanotherplanethatbrieflyengagedhim?Ordiditcomefromtheground?Withstate-of-the-artanimationandfootagefilmedattheactuallocations,"WhoKilledtheRedBaron?"shedsnewlightonthemostcelebratedwhodunitinaviationhistory. Settingthefamousincidentincontext,theprogramexploresthearmsracethatsawaircraftdevelopfromfragilescoutingplanesatthestartofthewarin1914intoagileandefficientkillingmachinesby"BloodyApril"of1917,whenimprovedGermanaircraftandtacticsdecimatedAlliedairforces.ThatmonththeBaronhimselfrackedupanamazing21combatvictories.TheprogramalsofeaturescommentaryfromnotedaviationexpertsandfromrelativesofthehunterandhuntedonthedayoftheRedBaron'sfinalmission. HermannvonRichthofen,grand-nephewoftheBaronandformerGermanambassadortoNATO,reminiscesabouthisgreatuncle'srisefrommountedcavalryofficertomasterofacompletelynewstyleofwarfarethatpittedfast,maneuverableflyingmachinesagainsteachotherindeadlyduelsinthesky.DennyMay,sonofnoviceCanadianpilotLt.Wilfrid"Wop"May,describeshisfather'sclosebrushwithdeathwhenonhisfirstcombatpatrolhefoundhimselfhuntedbytheRedBaron�acontestthelieutenantshouldhaveignominiouslylost. InafascinatingforensicexaminationaidedbyaviationhistorianNormanFranks,coauthorofTheRedBaron'sLastFlight,theprogramlaysouttheevidenceandexaminesrivalnotionsofhisdeath.TheinquestdrawsonrarelyseenoriginaldocumentsandreportsfromeyewitnessestoexplorethenatureoftheBaron'swound,thedirectionandrangefromwhichthebulletwasfired,andthepossiblecandidatesfortheBaron'skiller.TheprogramalsoprobeswhytheBaronwasbreakinghisownrigidrulesofengagementbypursuingMayfarbehindAlliedlines."…