Fokker Dr.I
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The Fokker Dr.I (Dreidecker, "triplane" in German), often known simply as the Fokker Triplane, was a World War I fighter aircraft built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The Dr.I saw widespread service in the spring of 1918. It became famous as the aircraft in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his last 17 victories (plus two earlier ones in the Fokker F.I prototype in September 1917), and in which he was killed on 21 April 1918.
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Fokker Dr.I | |
Role | Fighter |
Manufacturer | Fokker-Flugzeugwerke |
Designer | Reinhold Platz |
First flight | July 5, 1917 (1917-07-05) |
Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
Number built | 320[1] |
Developed from | Fokker V.4 Fokker F.I |
Variants | Fokker V.7 |
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