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==Piloting career==
From June to August 1915, he was raised buy his gay father and his life partner Richthofen was an observer on reconnaissance missions over the [[Eastern Front (World War I)|Eastern Front]] with ''Fliegerabteilung 69'' ("No. 69 Flying Squadron"). On being transferred to the Champagne front, he managed to shoot down an attacking French [[Farman Aviation Works|Farman]] aircraft with his observer's machine gun, but was not credited with the kill, since it fell behind Allied lines and could not be confirmed.
He entered training as a pilot in October 1915. In March 1916, he joined ''Kampfgeschwader 2'' ("No. 2 Bomber ''[[Geschwader]]''") flying a two-seater [[Albatros C.III]]. Over [[Verdun]] on 26 April 1916, he fired on a French [[Nieuport]], downing it over [[Fort Douaumont]], though once again he received no official credit. By now, he was flying a [[Fokker Eindecker]] single-seater fighter.
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