, ▁however , ▁caused ▁his ▁par ach ute ▁to ▁open ▁incorrectly ▁when ▁he ▁threw ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁co ck pit . ▁ ▁Another ▁suggests ▁Lieutenant ▁Frank ▁H ale ▁( 7 ▁vict ories ) ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁Squadron ▁actually ▁shot ▁Rum ey ▁down , ▁while ▁Rum ey ' s ▁squad ron ▁com r ades ▁believed ▁that ▁his ▁full ▁thro tt le ▁div ing ▁purs uit ▁of ▁an ▁R AF ▁SE 5 a ▁caused ▁the ▁fabric ▁to ▁pe el ▁off ▁the ▁upper ▁wing ▁of ▁his ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁Wh iche ver ▁account ▁is ▁true , ▁when ▁he ▁jump ed ▁from ▁his ▁dam aged ▁machine , ▁his ▁par ach ute ▁failed ▁entirely , ▁sending ▁the ▁ 2 7 - year - old ▁ace ▁pl um met ing ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁below ▁( from ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁up ▁according ▁to ▁Law son ' s ▁account ). ▁Rum ey ▁did ▁not ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁Fritz ▁Rum ey ' s ▁t ally ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁vict ories ▁was ▁almost ▁entirely ▁over ▁enemy ▁f ighter ▁plan es . ▁He ▁shot ▁down ▁more ▁enemy ▁sc outs ▁( 3 5 ) ▁than ▁Man fred ▁von ▁Rich th of en , ▁the ▁Red ▁Baron . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pr uss ian ▁Army ▁personnel ▁Category : A vi ators ▁killed ▁by ▁being ▁shot ▁down ▁Category : G erman ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁flying ▁a ces ▁Category :