REPORT ON FOKKER TRIPLANE March 1918Reports on German Aircraft 7

Undoubtedly the most famous fighter of World War 1 the Fokker Dr I was a revelation when it entered service on the western front in 1917. Manfred von Richthofen's JG 1 was the first Jasta to completely re-equip with the new fighter and in the skilled hands of its numerous aces the Dr I proved a formidable opponent. The Dr I remained in service on the Western Front until replaced by the superior Fokker D VII in May 1918. Just weeks prior to that however Germany's leading ace the great 'Red Baron' had been killed at the controls of a Dr I.