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Captain Arthur Roy Brown was a Canadian flying ace who served with the Royal Naval Air Service and later the Royal Air Force during World War I. He is most famous for being officially credited by the RAF with shooting down the German ace Manfred von Richthofen, widely known as the Red Baron, on April 21, 1918. Although modern historical analysis suggests that ground fire likely caused the fatal wound, the official credit remained with Brown. Throughout his combat career, he achieved a total of 10 confirmed aerial victories.
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Roy Brown ranks #131 of 195 in the Aviator ranking, behind Wilhelm Batz, ahead of Werner Voss.
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