Fokker Dr.1 Triplane

by Jarrod Cotter

Undoubtedly the most famous Dr.1 pilot was Baron Manfred von Richtofen. Widely known as the "Red Baron", von Richtofen was officially credited with 80 kills, 19 of them while flying a Dr.1.

Richtofen became commander of the fighter squadron Jasta 11 in January 1917, where he flew the Albatross D.II and D.III. When he became a squadron commander, Richthofen took the flamboyant step of having his Albatros painted red.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785210882
• ISBN13: 9781785210884
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
• Length: 160 Pages