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Fokker EII, 33/15, FFA 96, Otto Kissenberth, January 1916 

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John Jenkins Designs 1:30 ACE-25
Fokker EII, 33/15, FFA 96, Otto Kissenberth, January 1916
Scale:
1:30
Length:
9.5"
Width:
12.75"
Composition:
Resin
SKU:
JJ-ACE-25


Historical Note:

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The FOKKER EI armed models started shipping to front line units in June 1915.  Although initially armed with a Parabellum LMG 14, they were soon re-fitted with the IMG 08 “Spandau”.

The 100hp Oberursel U.1 powered EII was developed concurrently with the EI and started entering service in July 1915.

In April 1915, the Eindecker ("Monoplane") was the first purpose-built German fighter aircraft and the first aircraft to be fitted with synchronizer gear, enabling the pilot to fire a machine gun through the arc of the propeller without striking the blades.  The Eindecker granted the German

Air Service a degree of air superiority from July 1915 until early 1916.  This period was known as the "Fokker Scourge," during which Allied aviators regarded their poorly armed aircraft as "Fokker Fodder".  The Eindecker was based on Fokker's unarmed A.III scout (itself following very closely the design of the French Morane-Saulnier H shoulder-wing monoplane), which was fitted with a synchronizer mechanism controlling a single Parabellum MG14 machine gun.

Anthony Fokker personally demonstrated the system on 23 May 1915, having towed the prototype aircraft behind his touring car to a military airfield near Berlin.

** Purchase the Otto Kissenberth figurine to go along with this aircraft: JJ-ACE-25P**

Info: Fokker EII, 33/15, FFA 96, Otto Kissenberth, January 1916, Knights of the Skies—single plane


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  1. Outstanding. 5 Star Review

    Posted by on 27th Apr 2018

    JJD's representation of Anthony Fokker's Eindecker EII is truly superb. The aircraft's weathered fabric covering is realistically depicted by a fantastic subtlety of paint variation, molded wrinkles and stitching. Complete engineering stencils, realistic cockpit and IMG 08 Spandau machine gun are also provided. Perhaps the most striking detail is the dragged engine turning of the engine cowling, you'd swear it was metal until you touch it.

    The first Eindecker flew in 1915 and was responsible for the “Fokker Scourge” unleashed upon allied aviators in 1915/16. This model is of Otto Kissenberth's EII during his time with Feld-Flieger Abteilung 9b.

    Highly recommended.