December 12, 1917
Test flight with a Pfalz Dr. I
Test flight with a Pfalz Dr. I
Richthofen in Pfalz Dr.I 3050/17, likely prior to his flight evaluation on 12 December 1917. Pfalz Company test pilot Ernst Schlegel is at left atop the fuselage. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von Richthofen - Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)
Test flight with a Pfalz Dr. I