Altogether, Hachi Ko, a former air accident  investigator and air traffic control worker, summarizes the reasoning for the tail to be  painted first via Quora.

总而言之，前空难调查员和空中交通管制员 Hachi Ko 通过 Quora 总结了机尾首先涂漆的原因。

The French then got double scared and began to mobilize against the Germans, which led to the German decision to attack France first via Belgium, which in turn dragged Britain into the war.

法国人惊慌失措，开始动员兵力对抗德国人，德国人决定先经比利时进攻法国，英国也被拖入战争。