Fokker E.V / D.VIII CD

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"Stropping the Razor"

The Fokker E.V was the last production fighter of the German Air Service in 1918. It had a troubled start with the problem being traced to poor workmanship in the wing manufacturing shops of the Fokker subsidiary. When gussets and webs were installed correctly the plywood covered wing of the E.V met and exceeded required specifications. Redesignated as the D.VIII, ( some examples still labeled as E.V) soldiered on even after the end of World War One. It was fleshing out infant air forces in other countries, outwardly they were indistinguishable except by their stenciled serial numbers. Nicknamed the ‘Razor’, due to its head-on profile, but in 1918 it was the cutting edge.

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