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here are two pictures from the 425/17 - seat after Richthofen's crash. The back from the seat was always aluminium. The seatplate is made from plywood. Sometimes, the seatplate was aluminium also.
Referenzbook:
"Der Rote Baron - sein letzter Flug" Norman Franks and Alan Bennett HEEL-Verlag 1998. Page 8
The english originaltitel: "The Red Barons Last Flight" from 1997