March 16, 1916
8th Fighter Squadron of the 2nd Fighter Wing
8th Fighter Squadron of the 2nd Fighter Wing
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Folllowing pilot training, Richthofen flew Albatros two-seaters with Kampfstaffel 8 of Kampfgeschwader 2 over the Verdun sector. He seems subdued here in conversation with Kasta's 8 commanding officer, Hauptmann Victor Carganico, a pre-war military aviator and BAO veteran.
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