1918 06 Jasta 21 Pfalz DIIIa - Eduard - Seweryn FleischerOberleutnant B. von Alvensleben, Jasta 21,
1918 06 Jasta 21 Pfalz DIIIa - Eduard - Seweryn FleischerOberleutnant B. von Alvensleben, Jasta 21, Boncourt, France, Busso Joachim von Alvensleben was born on April 21st, 1898 in Wittenmoor in the region of Altmark (today’s Saxony-Anhalt). The beginning of thewar found him in the services of Magdeburgischen Husarenregiment Nr.10, with which he and his brother headed for the French front in October1914. In 1916 he took part in the aerial fighting over the Somme as a member of Feldfliegerregiment 2. It wasn’t until later that he would undergo standard training in the winter of 1916/17, having served in the ranks of Kasta 19, which he left in the summer of 1917 for Jasta 4. In November 1917he was assigned to Jasta 21. On June 14th, 1918 he destroyed a French balloon and in subsequent combat was shot down by French pilots overCrepy-en-Valois. He succumbed to his injuries the following day. Pfalz D.IIIa fighters left the production facility painted silver-grey on all surfaces.After being assigned to Jasta 21, the aircraft received black and white stripes on the fuselage behind the cockpit. The remainder of the aircraft was painted as per the wishes of von Alvensleben. After the changes to the national markings in April 1918, the aircraft was given the beam type crosses,reminiscent of the types of crosses that came later during the Second World War. -- source link
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