Week 16: The Death of the Red Baron

Week 16: The Death of the Red Baron

Author: Riley Knight April 15, 2026 Duration: 38:27
Half-Arsed History
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This week in history we’ve got several important or at least interesting chapters in Australian history, we’ve got the birthdays of actors and queens and… someone else… and we’ve got the downfall of the famous Red Baron, the German flying ace.


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