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Fokker Dr.I

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Fokker Dr.I
Dr.I reproduction at Airpower 11 airshow
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Fokker-Flugzeugwerke
Designer Reinhold Platz
First flight July 5, 1917 (1917-07-05)
Primary user Luftstreitkräfte
Number built 320
Developed from Fokker V.4
Fokker F.I
Variants Fokker V.7

The Fokker Dr.I was a World War I fighter airplane. It was designed by Reinhold Platz and built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke.

The Dr.I was used only in small numbers and it had many problems. It is well known as the plane flown by the "Red Baron", Manfred von Richthofen.