Although many stories have circulated, who was given official credit by the British Royal Airforce for the death of Baron von Richthofen?

German pilot Manford von Richthofen, better known in history as The Red Baron was infamous for his air fights and is credited with shooting down more than 90 Allied planes during World War I. But his killing streak came to an abrupt end on April 21, 1918 when his plane was shot down along the Somme River as he closed in on Canadian pilot Lt. Wilfrid May.

The British Royal Air Force credits Captain Roy Brown of the 209th Squadron with having fired the fatal shot that ended the Red Baron's bloody record of death. But because of the limited information submitted in the official report from the witnesses, dozens of other claims and theories have been handed down over the past century.

Some others claiming credit are Sergeant A. G. Franklyn, an Australian in charge of a machine gun battery, Major D. V. J. Blake, also an Australian and Sergeant A. G. Franklyn, who was in charge of an Australian antiaircraft battery. There are several other stories about ground fire taking him down and even a story that circulated about how he survived being shot down and actually lived until 1925 when he was murdered.

There is no way to prove beyond a doubt the ultimate fate or who was definitively responsible for putting an end to his aerial reign of terror but British history records Captain Brown as the hero of the day. Popular legend though will always credit Snoopy and his doghouse shaped Sopwith Camel as the true hero.