Any help Richthofen's D.III 2253/16 anyone have a profile or pic thanks.

Lets take a look at this serial number. Obviously we are talking about an early production machine. The first portion of the initial production series was Alb. D.III 1910/16 -2200/16 . 390 airframes. The next portion had offset radiators 2201/16 - 2309/16.

D. 2253/16 was 52nd airframe of these 108 airframes. Dan San Abbott can tell you more about the direction of the three toned camouflage and possibly even the sequence. It was definately an early model D.III with an offset radiator as you and I discussed back in 2005.
Speculation has led some to think it was the one photographed "over painted all red. "

About this time MvR flew Halberstadt D.II (or III) Alb. D.III 2253/16, Alb. D.III 1996/16 & Alb. D.III serial unknown are what we know about. See Richthofen by A.E. Ferko. Also Over the Front Vol. 3 #3, Pp. 246 - 257 by our own Dan San Abbott. The famous image of MvR's Albie taxiing tails up with the chalk outlines of the fuselage cross and the Jasta 11 group image as seen in the 1/32 Roden GB thread for the Albatros D.III is probably 2253/16 but definitive information is lacking.

For everyone's benefit Steve (RedAlb2253) is a dyed in the wool fan of MvR. More than I could explain here. Maybe dyed in the wool does not describe it adequately.

Thanks Stephen, has it been 3 years?

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