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Wolff's Requiem is a depiction of the final flight of Leutnant
Kurt Wolff. Wolff, a member of the famed Jasta 11 and close friend
of Manfred von Richthofen, met his death while flying Fokker
F.1 102/17 on September 15, 1917. While on patrol that afternoon,
Wolff, along with fellow Jasta 11 member Ltn Carl von Schoenebeck,
attacked a flight of Sopwith Camels of No.10 Squadron RNAS. The
fight was brief but intense, and the odds quickly turned against
the two german pilots. As Wolff singled out a Camel to attack,
he was suddenly hit from behind by Flt Lt. Norman MacGregor.
MacGregor fired a brief burst, and then immediately had to zoom
to avoid colliding with the triplane. |