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Camels ftw!
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Fokker DR.1.  |
Underpowered and dangerous to fly.
Now the Dr.7 was the Fokker to have on the western front imo. |
Fokker D-VII (D7) did not go into combat production until after Manfred's death.
The DR 1 was actually a fairly (relatively) nimble aircraft that could out manouver most other aircraft.. but it was slow.
Balloon busting was extremely dangerous because of the concentration of antiaircraft guns positioned around them.. the chances of taking one out with a flare gun is pretty d*mn low.. and if the pilot was not concentrating on dodging the AA fire, taking the time to load and fire a flare pistol at the balloon would prolly (I know.. probably.. easier to spell prolly :p ) be his last act.
At least the clips show some Albatross DIIIs in action (Richtoffen made 56 of his 80 confirmed kills in an Albaross DIII) ... unlike Flyboys where you'd think the Germans only flew DR 1s.