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Albatros D.V 2065/17, flown by Oblt. Richard Flashar, Jasta 5,

Boistrancourt, France, July 1917

Richard Flashar is proof that a good Jasta commanding officer

does not necessarily have to a long list of kills to his credit. Flaschar achieved only two, but due to his leadership and organisational skills, he commanded the elite Jasta 5 from June 1917

to May 1918, to become the eventual commander of the parent

Jagdgruppe 2. The final end of Flashar‘s aircraft was rather

unceremonious. It was borrowed by Hans Joachim von Hippel,

who had to put the airplane down in an emergency landing on

February 18th, 1918 after losing a portion of the lower left wing

in flight.

Aircraft of Jasta 5 carried green tails at this time and the

fuselage of Flashar‘s Albatros was painted in light grey, while the

wings were camouflaged in green and purple.

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INFO Eduard - May 2018

Albatros D.V

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