1/48 Eduard Fokker DR.I

Your forum dedicated to 1/32nd and smaller plastic and metal figures and vehicles.
Post Reply
cnq
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 819
Joined: Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:32 am
Location: Ottawa, Canada

1/48 Eduard Fokker DR.I

Post by cnq » Sat Dec 05, 2020 7:28 am

I finished the Fokker few months ago.
Pilot is August Raben

Some history:
"Born on 2 December 1892, Raben had first served in the 2. Thüringisches Feldartillerie-Regiment Nr 55. His service in this field artillery unit earned him the prestigious Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order on 22 March 1916. On 18 April, 1916, he transferred to the air service. After pilot training his first aviation combat assignment was with Kampfstaffel 25 of Kampfgeschwader 5 in August 1916. On 1 January 1917, the Kampfgeschwader were dissolved and their Staffeln were redesignated as Schutzstaffeln (Schusta) or protection/escort squadrons. Raben's unit became Schusta 7, and he continued to fly with that unit until the end of January, when he converted to flying fighters. His first fighter squadron assignment was Royal Prussian Jasta 36 on 17 February 1917. After gaining experience with Jagdstaffel 36, Raben was transferred to the new Jasta 39 as Staffelführer on 2 August 1917. Soon after he formed this new unit it was selected as one of three Jagdstaffeln that were to be sent to the Isonzo Front in Italy to bolster the Austro-Hungarian forces. It was there that Raben appropriately achieved the first successes of his squadron, when he shot down two Caproni bombers on 26 September. Jasta 39 performed admirably under Raben's leadership, notching up 25 victories in just six weeks. Then Raben was seriously wounded by anti-aircraft fire at Ste Dona de Piava on 17 November 1917, and left for the hospital. He returned to the Western Front in time for the Kaiserschlacht of 1918, and was placed in command of Jasta 15 on 14 March 1918, just six days before the swap with Jasta 18. He was injured in a crash on his first day as commander of the "new" Jasta 18, on 20 March. However, he returned to command the unit and bring his score up to 4 victories. According to Neal O'Connor, he was wounded five times but apparently some of the wounds were not severe enough to count towards a wound badge in gold." Source: Greg VanWyngarden, author of Jasta 18.


Image


Image

Image

Image


Image

hworth18
Officer - Brigadier General
Officer - Brigadier General
Posts: 3566
Joined: Tue Oct 05, 2004 9:58 am
Location: Tulsa,Oklahoma

Re: 1/48 Eduard Fokker DR.I

Post by hworth18 » Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:02 pm

Another excellent job!! You're certainly getting the hang of those Eduard WWI birds.
“The moment you think you know what’s going on in a women’s head, is the moment your goose is well and truly cooked”
-Howard Stark

cnq
Officer - Captain
Officer - Captain
Posts: 819
Joined: Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:32 am
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Re: 1/48 Eduard Fokker DR.I

Post by cnq » Sun Dec 06, 2020 8:00 am

Thanks.

I love Eduard ww1 kits. They are excellent to work with. Many of their older kits are not readily available now and are expensive to get from ebay.

Post Reply