Fokker Dr. 1: Germany's Famed Triplane in World War I Romanovs Mustafa Aksakal's dramatic study challenges

Mustafa Aksakal's dramatic study challenges this consensus

this well-illustrated book offers a complete organizational breakdown of World War I aircraft units on all fronts

Robert Johnson

only to walk into another devastating tragedy

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Fokker Dr. 1: Germany's Famed Triplane in World War I Romanovs Mustafa Aksakal's dramatic study challengesDescription by Mark C. Wilkins Hardcover This book presents the evolution and development of perhaps the most iconic German fighter of WWIthe Fokker Dr. 1 triplane or Dreidecker. The Dr. 1 was born from experiments in cantilever monoplanes and the excellent combat record of the Sopwith triplane, which appeared at the western front at the end of 1916. Only 320 Fokker Dr. 1s were built, yet their imprint on aviation history was and is far reaching and