FOKKER DR.1 TRIPLANE - "RED BARON"

AS FLOWN BY MANFRED "RED BARON" VON RICTHOFEN

Historical Note:      Fokker "Red Baron" Triplane:        The Fokker triplane is among the best known of the WW I German fighters. It was while flying the triplane that the top-scoring fighter pilot of the War, Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Barron") met his death.   In August 1917, the first made Fokker aircrafts were brought to Jagdgeschwader I. It was led by Manfred Von Richtonfen. He destroyed a British R.E. 8 in September 1, 1917 when he made his first kill.

Werner Voss took off a Fokker and met the SE5a’s in one of the famous fights during World War I. He fought five British aces all alone. In McCudden's Flying Fury: Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps, he told that Voss fiercely kept them at the bay and destroyed their planes. But because of their numbers, Voss’s aircraft had a break on its tail.

In October 30, a German pilot died because the upper wing of the aircraft broke off. The same thing happened after that. These accidents were the reason why the aircraft was suspended. They checked and examined the aircraft and they found out that the aileron attachment points and glue joints were the cause of the accidents. Within a month, the aircraft returned to service.

Another problem that they found out was the Fokker is slower than other fighter aircrafts and it is difficult to handle. Engine failures also occurred in 1918.

Scale:    1:18
W/S:     15.7       inches
Lgth:     12.6     inches

Item Number:    TMC-FGF3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Price:    $219.95