Wearing a parachute harness and pear-shaped from thick layers of protective clothing, Richthofen (under the 'X') walks toward 127/17, now displaying his triplane's usual red markings. Note the ground crewman holding Richthofen's deerskin boots and that an entrance ladder has been set up next to the cockpit.

Wearing a parachute harness and pear-shaped from thick layers of protective clothing, Richthofen (under the 'X') walks toward 127/17, now displaying his triplane's usual red markings. Note the ground crewman holding Richthofen's deerskin boots and that an entrance ladder has been set up next to the cockpit. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)