This piece of airplane camouflage, better known as lozenge camouflage or Buntfarbenanstrich by the Germans, was salvaged by Private Thomas A. Kiepura as a souvenir during his service with Company I, 16^th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division sometime in 1918 or 1919. The camouflage, typically comprised of irregularly shaped polygons in four or five colors, was printed onto fabric rather than painted since paint added unnecessary weight to the aircraft and was time-consuming to apply. Darker shades of the camouflage were used on the top of the wings and lighter underneath to best blend with the sky or ground depending on the observer’s perspective. This Fünffarbiger, or five-color pattern, fragment likely came from a Fokker D.VII fighter plane. This aircraft became popular with pilots of the Luftstreitkräfte (Imperial German Air Service) because of its maneuverability and superior handling. By the Armistice on November 11th, 1918, over 750 aircraft were in service.