• Richthofen mingling with his pilots at Cappy, one of two photographs Ltn. Richard Wenzel said was taken on 21 April 1918. (L-R) Ltn. Wolfram von Richthofen, Vzfw. Edgar Scholtz, Oblt. Walther Karjus, Ltn. Hans-Joachim Wolff, Hptm. Kurt Lischke, Richthofen, Löwenhardt, Ltn. Werner Steinhäuser, Ltn. Hans Weiss. (picture source: Inside the victories of Manfred von richthofen - Volume 2, James F. Miller, Aeronaut Books, 2016)
  • The Cappy airfield nowadays. (picture source: self, December2023)
  • The commemorative sign near the Cappy Airfield. (picture source: self, December 2023)

Awaiting orders

Event ID: 402

Categories: 

General Event
English
The Great War Illustrated 1917, William Langford & Jack Holroyd

21 April 1918

49.928483341520156, 2.762579459937117
Cappy
Cappy

Source ID: 12

The Great War Illustrated 1917, William Langford & Jack Holroyd p.  214 

ISBN: 9781473881617

“Awaiting orders for take-off at Cappy, 21 April 1918”

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