Albatros DVa
The Red Baron's colorful airplane cheerfully flies over the muted background of the Somme.
The Albatros fighters are famous for being the airplane of Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, who flew the DII and DIII versions as well as this one, the DVa. The Red Baron was shot down over the Somme in April 1918. The DVa was introduced in May 1917, with several improvements for lower drag and higher performance. It was the most perfectly streamlined fighter of the pre-1920 period. However, the newer Allied fighters such as the Sopwith Camel (made famous by Snoopy) outclassed the Albatros DVa, as its lower wing tended to break in a prolonged dive.
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