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Richthofen in the front cockpit of 4508/16, preparing for flight with Mohnicke. The Albatros C.IX had a fairing before the front cockpit that blocked the wind, the clear panels of which allowed light to enter the cockpit.

Richthofen in the front cockpit of 4508/16, preparing for flight with Mohnicke. The Albatros C.IX had a fairing before the front cockpit that blocked the wind, the clear panels of which allowed light to enter the cockpit. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)

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Richthofen in the front cockpit of 4508/16, preparing for flight with Mohnicke. The Albatros C.IX had a fairing before the front cockpit that blocked the wind, the clear panels of which allowed light to enter the cockpit.

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