On the northern side of the intersection of Bunker Avenue and Hill Street, this sculpture is both sufficiently large and bright as to be difficult to miss as one passes by. It is of the infamous World War I pilot Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the "Red Baron", seated in his equally infamous bright red Fokker Triplane. The sculpture was created in 1988 by sculptor David Ray Dose, as was at least one other "scrap metal" sculpture in Kellogg.
This, and possibly Dose's other Kellogg sculptures, are listed as both Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures and Roadside Attractions. Well it should be, too, as this sculpture is quite large, though quite not on the scale of reality. Assembled and welded of a large and eclectic collection of metal of all shapes and sizes, the triplane is elevated somewhat upon a stand of old wheels and tire rims. The Baron himself is also made of (somewhat scaled down) pieces of iron and steel and sits at the controls while saluting all who pass by. Altogether, a very interesting and entertaining sculpture.
Richthofen ... became leader of Jasta 11 and then the larger unit Jagdgeschwader (fighter wing) 1, better known as "The Flying Circus" or "Richthofen's Circus" because of the bright colours of its aircraft, and perhaps also because of the way the unit was transferred from one area of allied air activity to another - moving like a travelling circus, and frequently setting up in tents on improvised airfields.
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