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Fokker E8 E for Eindecker: monoplane =) =)

It is either Fokker E.V or D.VIII but never E8 Stig

Google translation of "Du Doch Nicht" is "You Are Not Yet."

the sense is more like "was not meant for you!!" or "not you again!!" or "Not you!!" - When you can read that, you speak German, so you won't shoot at him (to prevent friendly fire). When you are flying behind a double decker, you can not read any national emblem (if existent at that time). When you are close enough to read it and you understand it, you shouldn't pull the trigger. Nowadays airplanes most fight beyond visual range but in WW1 they where so close.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Evans_Hartney "Harold Evans Hartney was a Canadian-born World War I flying ace with the United States Army Air Service, credited with seven confirmed and one unconfirmed aerial victories."

Thanks for the information. We'll add information to the description when we update.

He's standing in front of a captured German aeroplane - probably a Fokker D VII, with armament removed.

Hartney is standing next to the Fokker D.VII (Ser. No. 7766/18) he flew in the 1919 Transcontinental Air Race. The aircraft was one of several turned over to the United States by Germany under the conditions of the Armistice. See: "Official Winners of Transcontinental Race Announced," Page 284, Aerial Age Weekly, November 24-December 1, 1919, Vol. X, No. 8.

Thank you Barney Britton and TVL1970 for identifying this type of aircraft!