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MvR appears to have been a "sparse" drinker. His batman used the words, "doesn't drink" but since MvR's mother mentions Manfred having wine and champagne on occasions I can only assume that Manfred was not known to get drunk. Similar evidence seems to indicate that he smoked cigarettes only occasionally.
As far as the "dry" airfield goes; it would seem like a prudent practice although we know plenty of Jasta 11 pilots indulged off-duty. It seems that MvR forbid even the off-duty drink once Operation Micheal was underway.
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