These are medals awarded for service in peacetime VikS, awarded to civilians. You may be looking for military medals like the Victoria Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Military Medal

http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/aagloss.htm

Ming

Not sure if this is the place for it but I was told to post it here instead of in a thread in the community hall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiq64mmUHyE

At 1:58 if you look in the top right corner you will see the OAW built Fokker D.VII (4598/18) Flown by Ltn. Josef Mai of Jasta 5. His fokker dvii used the standard cammo for the wing top and bottom. The black/white stripping was only on the fuselage and tail sections.

This is a very good example of how it should look.

http://www.rodenplant.com/Gallery/029/029.htm

I have historic pictures too if you need them

Good job on the game sofar. I love where it is going and can not wait for it's release.

Viks, we can't have a wrong camouflage like that...

- So, I second Masters' posting, if there is a mistake!

It is entirely possible that I have the wrong plane

Actually we have an Hans Kirschtein D.VII of Jasta 6
Also, imho - this one D.VII which kit is by your link - is an Ulrich Neckel airplane, also of Jasta 6.

I'll pull the photos when I get home just to be sure.

This is hardly going to be acceptable research but I have real photographs at home.

You are refering to this kit

http://www.modelingmadness.com/scotts/w1/d7oawpreview.htm

Which lists the pilot of that plane as "Ulrich Neckel." The kit does list him as the pilot but that was not his plane. That plane belonged to Josef Mai pictured here.

http://www.military-art.com/mall/more.php?ProdID=14747
http://www.russellsmithart.com/Small%20pages/Josef%20Mai.htm

As far as I know there are no historic photographs showing Ulrich Neckel in a black and white dvii. He is shown in a black and white dr1 though. I have also never seen a photo of Hans Kirschtein in a black and white dvii. He again did fly in a black and white dr1.

You guys might have photos of these planes though so I am not trying to say you are wrong just that I have never seen it. I would love to see what you have (but you are obviously under no obligation. Dont feel like you have to prove every paint scheme to every schmuck that drops in )

Hello.

Indeed, that video shows Kirschstein's machine. Everything was striped--struts, wheel covers, fuselage, wings, etc. Mai also had a striped mount as you described, but so did Neckel. Here are a couple (grainy) shots of him with this machine:





You can see these photos and a zillion other in Greg VanWyngarden's von Richthofen's Circus, Colours and Markings of Jagdegschwader Nr.1, 1995.

BTW, there is a shot of Kirschstein standing next to his striped D.VII in GVW's book Richthofen's Circus, Jagdgeschwader Nr.1, Osprey, 2004. Page 99.

Obviously I stand corrected Those are some great shots too S!