March 17, 1918

MvR visits Jasta 5 in Boistrancourt

MvR visits Jasta 5 in Boistrancourt

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MvR visits Jasta 5 in Boistrancourt

MvR talking with Oberleutnant Richard Flashar whilst on a visit to Jasta 5 at Boistrancourt. (picture source: The Red Baron, a photographic album of the first world war's greatest ace, Manfred von Richthofen, Terry C Treadwell, Pen and Sword Books, 2021)

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