Picture ID: 380

Linked to event: 129, Battle of the Somme

Source ID: 31

Caption in Source: 

September 1916. The first Albatros D.I scouts arrive at Jagdstaffel 2. Note the large white square behind the national markings, changed later to a white trim closely following the contours of the black cross. (picture source: Manfred von Richthofen, The man and the aircraft he flew, David Baker, 1990, Outline Press)