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‘"The Spotted Nosed Thoroughbred "

At the end of the war the allies wanted every example of the Fokker D.VII they could lay their hands on. It had become Germany’s main production fighter in 1918 and was built in large numbers. The plants building them were the parent company of Fokker at Schwerin, also under license by OAW (East German Albatros Works)at Schneidemuhl and Albatros Works at Johannistahl. For the novice let me explain. The inevitable modifications that take place in each company’s production series, of a specific airframe type, are described in linear terms of "early", " mid" or "late." Some of the readily visible hallmarks of these series are manifested in the different cowling panels, different applications of camouflage, cross type, size and position. Usually matched with the inline Mercedes D.IIIaü 180hp or the D.IIIav 200hp engine. But it was the variant with the BMW IIIa 185 hp motor that pilots prized ultimately. With few idiosyncracies it was not temperamental and a novice with a little nerve could do well. Contemporary construction using welded metal tubing for the fuselage and wooden wing skeletal structures were typical. The secret appeared to be in the wing design of the cantilever boxed spars that eliminated the need for multiple exposed rigging wires...

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