[WWI] Oliver Colin "Boots" Leboutillier's Camel(s)/209 Squadron Marking Practice

[Sean Brian Kirby]

  I'm pretty sure all or most of the Camels of 209 had red noses, I read a
> German pilot's memoirs, and remember him mentioning red nosed Camels,
> identifying them as "the anti-Richtofen crowd", based on rumors that there
> was a 'special' unit to 'get' Richtofen. FWIW
>

Thanks, Merrill.

Yes, I've also heard 209th was called that - I actually think by Wentzl.

This is interesting. I also thought that. But paintings (and yes, I know
that they're *paintings*, not photos) I've seen depicting either May's 21
April bird, and LeBoutiller's, show green noses. But a very nice photo in
the older Osprey U.S. Aces book has a photos of "Boots" with a Camel said to
be his, dark-nosed, with the aforementioned bare, cleanly-demarcated section
of cowl. I'd love to find other shots of this fighter, as it would be one
I'd be very keen to model.

Thanks! More, later...


Sean
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