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Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 053 - Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1 (Part 1)

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Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 053 - Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1 (Part 1)

Osprey Aircraft of the Aces 053 - Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1 (Part 1)
Osprey Publishing | ISBN: 1841765333 | 2006 | PDF | 66 pages | 24 Mb


Designed in a great rush at the end of 1917 just in time to take part in the German standard fighter competition held in January/February 1918, the D VII easily walked away with first prize. As Germanys premier fighter unit, von Richthofens JG I (led by Hermann Göring in the wake of the 'Red Baron's' recent death) received the first examples of the D VII to reach the frontline in late April. Built to oppose the new generation of French SPAD XIIIs and British SE 5as and Camel fighters, the D VII was arguably the best all-round fighting scout of the Great War.