In October 1917, The Fokker DR 1 began to appear in numbers over the Western Front. The Triplane, or "Dreidecker" as it was also known, possessed a top speed of 115 mph and a superior rate of climb. Though its engine was considered a little underpowered, the DR 1 achieved a level of maneuverability that prompted Manfred Von Richtofen to write of its qualities, "Climbs like an ape, and as agile as the Devil."  While the Red Baron scored victories 60-80 in a Fokker DR 1, poor quality control tarnished the promise of this fighter, as many of them broke up in flight and crashed.

AGILE as the DEVIL
by DAN ZOERNIG

Richtofen wrote that the Fokker DR 1 was...

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