Undoubtedly the most famous fighter type to see service on either side during World War 1, the Fokker Dr I was a revelation when it entered service on the western front in 1917. Manfred von Richthofen's JG 1 'circus' was the first Jasta to completely re-equip with the new fighter, and in the skilled hands of its numerous aces the Dr I proved a formidable opponent. The Dr I remained in service on the Western Front until replaced by the superior Fokker D VII in May 1918. Just weeks prior to that, however, Germany's leading ...
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Undoubtedly the most famous fighter type to see service on either side during World War 1, the Fokker Dr I was a revelation when it entered service on the western front in 1917. Manfred von Richthofen's JG 1 'circus' was the first Jasta to completely re-equip with the new fighter, and in the skilled hands of its numerous aces the Dr I proved a formidable opponent. The Dr I remained in service on the Western Front until replaced by the superior Fokker D VII in May 1918. Just weeks prior to that, however, Germany's leading ace, the great 'Red Baron', had been killed at the controls of a Dr I.
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Seller's Description:
Used-Very Good. VG paperback. Reprint, 2003, with colour and B&W illustrations; spine uncreased; very faint crease to back cover panel; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy.
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Fine. 4to. 96p, index, appendices, num bw ills, col plates. As new. The Fokker 'Dreidecker' triplane entered service on the Western Front in 1917 and saw immediate success with von Richthoffen's JG-1 fighter unit. Finally replaced in the spring of 1918 it had come to represent the German Fighter force in WWI.
