Fokker Dr.1 "Red Baron"
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Item Number: FGF3
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The Fokker Dr.I triplane was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Fokker Dr.I had one open cockpit and two machine guns with an intercepting gear that was designed to fire bullets through the propeller arc without hitting the blades. It a smaller plane compared to other planes of World War I; also it was not as fast as most planes but it offered exceptional maneuverability.
This specific model is painted as "Red Baron," Manfred von Richthofen's plane. He was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of that war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories, more than any other pilot. The Dr.I was the plane in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his last 20 victories.

