Fokker Dr. 1: Germany's Famed Triplane in World War I

by Mark C Wilkins

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 enduring--perhaps due to those who flew them. Baron Manfred von Richthofen and his brother Lothar, as well as Werner Voss, Ernst Udet, and many others, all flew the triplane,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764359681
• ISBN13: 9780764359682
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.1" x 9.2"