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In regard to Dr.I 477/17, being in front of the hangar and the engine and propeller covered with protective covers, only indicates to me, it was through for the day. There were several aircraft from both Jasta with triplanes parked in front of the hangars awaiting maintance or whatever. The other machines in the line-up were still operational.
The covering of engines and propellers at the end of the day was not standard practice as is evident in the large number of WWI German photos of aircraft of all types in hangers. You are clutching at straws.
You say the aircraft is through for the day, the day being the 26th March. That's strange as the photo looks to have been taken around mid-day and we know that 477/17 was busy that afternoon as it shot down two aircraft, the last of these at 1700.
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