Roden 605 Fokker F.I 1:32

The story of the most famous plane of the First World War, the Fokker Dr.1, outstanding creation of the famous and talented Dutch designer Antony Fokker, would be incomplete without the story of its pre-production model, the Fokker F.I. Although only three were built, it left an indelible trace in the history of air fighting in the Great War.

Hugely impressed by the capabilities of the new British Sopwith Triplane, Antony Fokker decided to create a similar plane at all cost with even better performance. Having taken as a basis the British design, without any doubt it is possible to consider the plane Fokker produced as one of the best created at that time. After successful testing of the V.4 prototype, the authorities issued an order for 20 planes, the first three receiving the individual numbers F.I 101/17, F.I 102/17, F.I 103/17. 101/17 was retained at the factory for full-scale tests (it was lost on August 11th, 1917), and the other two were delivered to the Front for assessment under fighting conditions. In general, new planes were tried out with the best aces.