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Why was the Red Barons Unit called a Flying Circus?

April 26, 2017Baron called Circus flying red

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Why was the Red Barons Unit called a Flying Circus?

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In order to be close to the front, and as mobile as possible to avoid Allied bombing, Jasta 11 (men and planes) were quartered in tents, giving rise to a nickname for the squadron: the Flying Circus.