Fokker Dr1

by Steve Hedworth

Kit: Revell (1:72)

Not the latest issue as this one had a pilot. Must have been built in the late seventies and the colour scheme was purely from my imagination as is the black cat. Later discovered Udet apparently flew a blue and white DrI so you never know. Most of us will know of the prototypes flown by the Red Baron and Werner Voss but production machines began to arrive at the Front during October 1917. Faulty wing construction caused several crashes which grounded the type until the end of November. Production continued to the end of May 1918. Peak service was May when 171 were active. The Fokker D.VII began to replace almost all German fighters at this time and many Dr1 aircraft were transferred to home defence duties with 69 remaining at EOW.