The Red Baroness and her X-163 Rocketplane!
Ilsa von Richthofen, the daughter of Manfred von Richthofen shown here posing with her Rocketplane. Manfred, the hero of the Franco German war of 1917, had been developing the experimantal craft in 1937 with the help of friends Alexander Lippisch and Hellmuth Walter. He was killed in a suspicious automobile accident after a reportedly rather loud disagreement with his former wingman and now commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Göring. After her father's death, Ilsa took the X-163 Rocketplane to her uncles estates in England where she began her famous career as Aviatrix and Rocket Ace, fighting the communists over England and then later over China.
-from Osprey's Rocket Planes over England 1937-1939.
Hans Schmidt, hardened veteran of the Franco German war and of the German civil wars, was the commander of the infamous Rot Helms who guarded Ilsa and the X-163 whilst on the ground.
Lord Blackacre came to see what all the hullabaloo down at the aerodrome was.
Lord Blackacre [Artizan], Frans and Hans Schmidt [Copplestone]
I say my dear, looks like you could use a bit of ammo.
Lord Blackacre bearing a new plot point!
Pics in color.
takes inspiration from Masters of the Universe when painting these mutant cats.
