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<p>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.</p> <p>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. The most elite unit was Jagdgeschwader Nr. I (The 'Flying Circus'), commanded by the renowned ace Manfred von Richtofen, and which included a particular unit, Jasta10, led by Werner Voss. They received the two new triplanes. Straightaway, on August 28th, Voss carried out his first test flight.</p> <p>September 1st, 1917 saw the fighting debut of the Fokker F.1. Von Richtofen and Voss under the cover of other pilots of the 'Flying Circus' proceeded on air patrol above the front line in the Zonnebeke area and soon intercepted a single British R.E.8 two seater. Von Richtofen destroyed it without any problem. The British pilots had had no idea that there existed any such machine except for the Sopwith Triplane, and had not shown any resistance. So began this excellent German triplane's combat victories. On the 3rd September von Richtofen shot down a Sopwith Pup, but after that was compelled to leave the Front until October 23rd. So Triplane 102/17 was passed on to Kurt von Döring, then it was tested by Hans Adam, and on September 11th it gained a new pilot, Kurt Wolff. However, on September 15th in a severe skirmish with the pilots of 10 Squadron Royal Naval Air Service it was lost.</p> <p>The other machine, 103/17, which was received by Werner Voss, was successfully used by him for less than a month. On the morning of September 23rd Voss achieved his 48th victory (on September 11th he had managed to shoot three enemy planes in the same fight!) and he also hoped during the same day to notch up at least two more planes, however this ambition was not allowed to be carried out. In the afternoon he took off on patrol and came up against some British S.E.5a's from 56 Squadron. This was the elite squadron of the Royal Flying Corps and included some of the most successful and most skilled pilots. Voss did not hesitate; he had met a formidable enemy, but he courageously accepted the fight - one against seven. Voss was up against James McCudden, Arthur Rhys Davids and Richard Mayberry, aces of aces for the British Empire.</p> <p>This legendary fight has become part of the history of the First World War, as a remarkable display of heroism and selflessness. James McCudden reported that at one point he watched five S.E.5a's simultaneously shoot tracers at Voss's plane. It was the very definition of a dogfight, planes flying around one another at distances of a few meters, but a happy outcome was not to befall the Germans on this day. Clearly Voss's was badly wounded - his plane lost control and started to plummet to the ground, its propeller stopped. The end for the triplane in this vicious and bloody struggle was delivered by Arthur Rhys Davids - he came onto the tail of the German and shot it with his last remaining rounds. The plane fell near Plum Farm, north of Frezenburg, and there the brave German ace came to his final rest.</p> <p>The loss of two leading aces - Voss and Wolff - during one week had not been fatal to the fighting career of Fokker's triplane. The doubts disappeared when the details of Voss's epic fight with the English became known. The military issued Fokker with an order for 300 triplanes under the designation Dr.I, and soon this small three winged machine would become historic as the plane flown by the most famous German aces and, thanks to the Red Baron, one of the symbols of the First World War.</p>

<p>The Royal Air Factory SE.5 is a British mixed-wing fighter biplane with a classic tail from the First World War. It was created as a British response to the appearance of great Fokker and Albatros fighters on the Western Front in 1916. The flight of the prototype took place in November 1916, and the machine was delivered to the linear units in March 1917. The drive was a Hispano-Suiza engine with a capacity of 200 HP, which powered the first 60 serial aircraft, in the remaining examples the Waseley W4A Viper engine of the same power was used. The SE.5 was a successful fighter, with great performance, good weapons, easy handling and good resistance to enemy fire. Many Allied fighter aces flew on it, including: Billy Bishop, James McCudden and Albert Ball. Technical data: length: 6.38 m, wingspan: 8.11 m, height: 2.89 m, maximum speed: 222 km / h, practical ceiling: 5180 m, maximum range: 483 km, armament: fixed - 2 machine guns cal.7, 7mm.</p> <h3>Specification</h3> <ul> <li>Scale: 1/72</li> <li>Material: Plastic</li> <li>Number of parts: 50</li> </ul> <h3>Contents</h3> <ul> <li>Plastic sprue, Decalsheet (waterslide)</li> </ul>

<p>The P-47 was a big (7 Ton) and very powerful high-altitude fighter, commonly called "the Jug". The project started from 1939. And Deliveries started late in 1942. A total of 15683 this US fighter aircraft was built in WWII. For early the P-47 Designed as an interceptor, but later it proved to be an outstanding combat plane both in bomber escort and ground attack duty. Its great structural strength and massive radial engine that could withstand damage better than the other plane. P-47D. This model was the major production version, and 6,315 were built. This aircraft was power by a water-injected version of the 2,000hp R-2800 engine, which gave it a top speed of 433mph at 30,000 feet. the P-47 models prior to D-25 became known as "Razorbacks." Wingspan: 40 ft., 9 in. Length: 36 ft., 2 in. Height: 14 ft., 2 in. Empty Weight: 10,000 lb. Maximum Weight: 17,500 lb. Powerplant: 1 Pratt &amp; Whitney R-2800 2,000hp Max Speed: 429mph @ 20,000 ft. Range (with maximum external fuel): 1,800 miles Service ceiling: 40,000 ft. Armament: 8, .50-caliber machine</p>

<h3>Features </h3> <ui> <li>4 Markings: USAF, France, Luftwaffe and Norway </li> <li>Kits contains plastic and resin parts.</li></ui>

<p>The Trumpeter 1/144 Avro Vulcan B Mk2 from the plastic aircraft model kits range accurately recreates the real life British Nuclear V-Bomber from the cold war. This model requires paint and glue to complete.</p>