“Boistrancourt  Green Tail”

By Michael Boss
Oil on Linen
11” X 14”

From the Collection of Jack Heather, Hays, Kansas

The Albatros series of fighters was the other mainstay of German Air Force in the Great World War.

Jasta V was based at a small French village named Boistrancourt near the Belgian border.  The Albatros’ rear portion of the fuselages and tailplanes were painted green.