Question: What type of airplane did Snoopy imagine his doghouse becoming when he battled the Red Baron?
Answer: A Sopwith Camel. Charles Schulz introduced Snoopy’s World War I Flying Ace persona in 1965, sending the determined beagle into imaginary aerial battles against the Red Baron, German pilot Manfred von Richthofen.
Snoopy’s adventures also inspired the Ocala-based Royal Guardsmen’s 1966 hit Snoopy vs. the Red Baron, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and later earned a gold record. Listen to the song here.
