Dan-San,
My take on the "Moritz" photo is that MvR has just untied the rope from his tail and Moritz has jumped up onto Richthofen in affectionate appreciation. The picture I'm looking at clearly shows the rope running along the ground towards them. I can only see a short shadow behind MvR. IMHO it has been untied and dropped. No... thats not a short person joke btw B)
http://204.83.160.230/archive/images3/MvR_Moritz.jpg
And you're right... the joke could have easily been played out twice. That's the problem with most practical jokes... they keep being replayed until everyone is bored with them. Or until somebody gets hurt
I'm convinced that both photos were taken the same day. Too many similarities to be coincidental. But is there a way way to prove the group shot was or wasn't at Cappy ? I doubt it. Wishful thinking on my part. I don't necessarily think the fingerprinting of streaked cammo is an exact science but if it is the same Fokker Dr1 at LeChelle on 26 March 1918, thats the clincher for me.
VBR
Rod