The “flying machine” in 1915 was still newer than Twitter — yet it was about to evolve at breakneck pace. A vast library of books, films and pop culture marginalia surround the life and times of the Red Baron. The Red Baron chased the weak Canadian bird across the Somme River into allied territory, looking for an easy kill. “The fact is, we’ve never treated Roy Brown like the Canadian hero he was — regardless of the Red Baron story. “For years, it was sort of like the Kennedy bullet — the whole who shot the Red Baron thing,” said society founder Rob Probert.

Source: thestar April 20, 2018 18:22 UTC