Fokker Triplane, 1917-1918.

Image number: 10321975

Fokker Triplane, 1917-1918.

Model (scale 1:10). In 1917 Anthony Fokker (1890-1939) designed this triplane for the German air service. It entered service with the leading German squadrons and equipped the famous Richthofen 'Flying Circus' during World War I. The pilot's machine guns were fitted with Fokker's synchronizing device allowing the pilot to fire straight between the revolving propeller blades.

Image number:
10321975
Credit:
Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
Date taken:
20 October 2003 16:22
Image rights:
Science Museum
 

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