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Fokker Dr.I - Aircraft Profile - Fokker : Fokker Dr.I

Fokker Dr.I

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Fokker Dr.I


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 The legendary <i>Red Baron</i> would score 80 confirmed victories in World War One, making him the conflict's top Ace.  It was in a Fokker Dr.I - as depicted here - that he scored his final two victories, claiming two Sopwith Camels on 20th April 1918.  It was in the same aircraft on the following day that he was shot down and killed.  There are few pilots who gain such cultural significance as the Red Baron, still widely known more than a century after the events that gave him fame.

Tribute to Manfred von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman.
 Arguably the best known of all World War 1 fighter aces, Manfred von Richthofen, the 'Red Baron', is depicted here flying Fokker Dr.1, serial No 425/17, in its final livery following the introduction of the <i>Balkenkreuze</i>, early in 1918. Contrary to popular belief, this was the only Triplane flown by the <i>Rittmeister</i> that was painted all red and was also the aircraft in which he lost his life on 21st April 1918, the celebrated ace having scored a confirmed 80 victories against allied aircraft over France.

The Greatest of Them All - Manfred von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman. (PC)
 Rittmeister Karl Bolle Commander Jasta 2 early 1918.

Alone in a Winter Sky - Fokker Triplane DR1 by David Pentland. (PC)
 On the 20th of April 1918, just one day before his death, the legendary Red Baron, Mannfred von Richthofen, claimed his final victory.  His famous Flying Circus was engaged in battle by Sopwith Camels of No.3 and No.201 Squadron.  Claiming his 79th victory, he had shot down Major Richard Raymond-Barker earlier in the dogfight - the British pilot being killed in the resulting crash.  However, it is his 80th and final victory that is depicted here.  In the centre of the painting, the Sopwith Camel of David Lewis has been brought into the firing line of von Richthofen, and is about to be sent down in flames from the sky - Lewis was fortunate to survive the encounter relatively unscathed.  Meanwhile the chaos of the dogfight is all around this duel, with aircraft of both sides wheeling and diving in combat.  The other pilots depicted are Weiss, Bell, Riley, Steinhauser, Mohnicke, Hamilton and Wenzl.

The Final Curtain by Ivan Berryman. (PC)

Fokker Dr.I Artwork Collection



Final Days by Ivan Berryman.


The Rittmeister by Ivan Berryman.


Last But One by Ivan Berryman.


The 79th Victory by Ivan Berryman.


Manfred Von Richthoffen (The Red Baron) by Tim Fisher.


Alone in a Winter Sky - Fokker Triplane DR1 by David Pentland.


Dawn Dog Fight, Mick Mannock VC by Graeme Lothian.


In For The Kill by Ivan Berryman.


Baron Von Richthofen, March 1918 by Chris Collingwood.

Seeing Red by Ivan Berryman.


Ltn Fritz Kempf by Ivan Berryman.


Leutnant Josef Jacobs by Ivan Berryman.


Rittmeister Karl Bolle by Ivan Berryman.


Von Richthofens Flying Circus by Ivan Berryman.


Deadly Partnership - Captain W E Staton and Lieutenant John R Gordon, Bristol F.2b by Ivan Berryman.


Captain Roy Brown engages the Red Baron, 21st April 1918 by Ivan Berryman.


Leutnant Wolfram von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman.


Leutnant Paul Baumer by Ivan Berryman.


The Red Baron (with original WW1 signature) by Ivan Berryman. (P)


The Final Curtain by Ivan Berryman.


Richthofens Flying Circus by Nicolas Trudgian.


The Greatest of Them All - Manfred von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman.


Looking for Business, March 1918 by Ivan Berryman.


Tribute to Manfred von Richthofen by Ivan Berryman.


Brief Encounter by Gerald Coulson.

Fokker Dr I Aces of World War One.


The Ringmaster by Stan Stokes.


Showtime at the Circus by Stan Stokes.


The Brothers Richthofen by Stan Stokes.

Signatures for : Dr.I
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Manfred von Richthofen
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21 / 4 / 1918Died : 21 / 4 / 1918
21 / 4 / 1918Ace : 80.00 Victories
Manfred von Richthofen

The legendary Red Baron was the most successful flying Ace of World War One, with over 80 confirmed victories. With his aircraft painted bright red, this brilliant tactician and leader served with Jasta 11 before commanding the new, much larger wing, Jagdgeschwader I, soon to earn the immortal nickname of Richthofens Flying Circus. On 21st April 1918, during a low level aerial duel, Manfred von Richthofen was fatally struck by a single .303 bullet, believed to have been fired from the trenches below. He was buried by his Allied opponents with full military honours.

Where do signatures of the Red Baron come from?

These rare signature pages and signature clippings are sourced by one of the leading German autograph companies on behalf of Cranston Fine Arts. The majority of the signatures of Manfred von Richthofen were signed in January - February 1918 on promotional train journeys across Germany to aid the recruitment by order of the Kaiser, with the train stopping at most train stations, where the Red Baron would sign autographs for the large crowds gathered. On these two, 3-day journeys, it is estimated he signed between 1500 - 2000 autographs each day. He would also have signed many hotel guest books along with other top Aces and on rare occasions you can find two or three of these signatures together.

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