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Baron Lothar Siegfried von Richthofen (Lothar Siegfried Freiherr von Richthofen in German; September 27th, 1894 – July 4th, 1922) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 40 victories. He was the younger brother of top-scoring ace Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) and a distant cousin of Luftwaffe Field Marshal Wolfram von Richthofen.

Following the war he worked for a while on a farm before taking an industrial position. He married in June 1919 and had two children. Yearning for aviation he accepted a position as a pilot, conveying passengers and postal mail between Berlin and Hamburg.

He died aged 27 on July 4th, 1922 in a flying accident at Fuhlsbüttel. 

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