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Originally Posted by Dan_San_Abbott
Langdon:
You believe that Dr.I 425/17 was at LeChelle, that is your opinion. I don't believe Dr.I 425/17 was at Lechelle, My opinion is based on the fact that in the records (Nowarra) there is no record of Dr.425/17 until 20 April 1918.
For example, "Why did MvR use Dr.I 161/17 in March and Dr.I 525/17 on 17 March 1918 to visit Jasta 5 instead of Dr.I 152 /17 which was his primary aircraft? When did he get Dr.I 425/17? When did MvR start using 425/17? Are all the photographs at LeChelle of the all red Triplane, 425/17? Where is 477/17? Was it photographed at Lechelle? If It was his regular aircraft why is it not in the flight line photos?
If you have a record or a document that establishes otherwise, produce it. I don't want to hear Imries, Ferko, I know their positions, they are both stating opinions. Produce evidence to support your position. Evidence, Langdon. Evidence.
Blue skies,
Dan-San
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Dan-San,
I asked you a simple question which you have dodged, where is 425/17 if not at LeChelle, there is no known record of it previous to the 20th but we know it has gone through all the markings changes of an MvR personalised aircraft from at least early March (if not from production). If it is not with Jasta 11 where do you suppose it is? You have stated previously that there is no point in having a "hanger queen", what's the point in having a plane in MvR's colours but not having it with him? You ask for evidence for it being at LeChelle and there has been plenty provided both hard and circumstantial, where is your evidence for this aircraft being elsewhere?
Evidence Dan-San has been provided multiple times above including Imrie's observation of the works number on 477/17 as well as Taz's confirmation of the same, each of these gentlemen are reputable. I believe Ferko showed had no bias when he stated he could read the military number on the 425/17 photo, if he did then in his book he would not have made the statement concerning the 477/17 photo saying in his opinion, reading the works number is inconclusive.