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This Day In Wrecks

1918:  Manfred von Richthofen, also known as The Red Baron, is shot down behind Australian lines near Amiens, France during a battle.  The fighter ace pilot, a member of the Luftstreitkräfte with 80 air combat victories, is fatally wounded by anti-aircraft fire from the ground; he manages to land his Fokker Dr.I but dies almost immediately after.  The plane, pictured above with members of the Australian Flying Corps, was picked apart by souvenir hunters in spite of its minimal damage.

The USS H-3 ran aground in Humboldt Bay, CA on 12/16/1916 in heavy fog.  She was later salvaged.