Werner Voss () (13 April 1897 – 23 September 1917) was a World War I German flying ace, a friend and rival of the famous "Red Baron", Manfred von Richthofen. Voss, a dyer's son from Krefeld, began his military career in 1914 as a Hussar. After turning to aviation, he became such a skilled and aggressive fighter that he was considered by some to be the one pilot who could match von Richthofen. Although absent on leave during Bloody April, when German aces fattened their victory lists on the disproportionate British losses, Voss's score was second among German aces at the time he was killed in action. His final combat is considered one of the most momentous and exciting dogfights in history. After he fell in solo opposition to eight British aces, he was described by his preeminent foe, James