Journal Entry: 11 November, 1916
Lagnicourt

The men have been pestering me relentlessly to have some kind of personal marking painted on my aeroplane so that they could easily recognize me in the air. So far, I have successfully resisted their efforts, but today I decided to succumb to their prodding. Their arguments really do have merit and if it will make us more efficient in the air then it would be foolish to not acquiesce to their demands. Of course, once I agreed then the men wanted to paint personal markings on their aeroplanes as well. I only reminded the men to remember we are pilots of the Luftstreitkräfte and so nothing too flashy. Here are a few photographs of my machine, just my initials and the colors of our flag, of course.