Dragon's Fokker DR1

[Reddragon62]

I wanted to share with you all a build I am doing for a group build started by a young man by the name of Jim Parashakis. e started a Group bill titled: German Aces of The 20th. Century and got a pretty good response from the modeling community.

So, Here is my entry into this group build. I had originally planned on making this DR1 as Werner Voss' plane but I did not have any decals supplied in the kit for such. I had toyed with the idea of "hand painting" his markings for a few days but after some thought I decided to go with this German Ace:



1915 - 1916[edit source | editbeta]
On 3 July 1915, Jacobs was posted to FA 11 (a reconnaissance squadron) for a year, flying long-range sorties over Allied lines, his first flight occurring the evening of his arrival. His first victory over a French Caudron occurred in February 1916, however, it was unconfirmed, due to lack of independent witnesses. After leave in April, Jacobs was posted to Fokkerstaffel-West to fly a Fokker E.III Eindecker and he finally achieved his first official victory, over an enemy aircraft on 12 May when he shot down a two-seater Caudron crewed only by its pilot.[2] At the end of July, Jacobs and his unit had been pulled back for what became a month's aerial bodyguard duty, protecting General Headquarters at Charleville. On 1 September, Jacobs left this duty that disgusted him, and returned to a front line assignment flying a Fokker E.III. On the 19th, he upgraded to a Fokker D.II. His old comrade in arms, Max Ritter von Mulzer, died in a crash a week later. On the 29th, Jacobs fell ill from dysentery; the sickness waylayed him for several weeks.[3]
Fokker Staffel West became Jasta 12 on 6 October 1916, and Jacobs remained with it, although a month later he transferred to Jasta 22, then under the command of Oberleutnant Erich Hönemanns, who was a personal friend.[4]
1917 - 1918[edit source | editbeta]
He achieved his second victory (this time over a Caudron RIV) in January 1917. He achieved three officially confirmed and eight more unconfirmed victories whilst at Jasta 22, where he remained until 2 August 1917, when he transferred to Jasta 7 as its Staffelfuhrer (commander).[1]
From early 1918 onwards, Jacobs started flying the Fokker Dr.I triplane with Jasta 7, and had his aircraft finished in a distinctive black scheme. The Dr I was his favoured mount until October 1918 and he used its manouevibility to his advantage, becoming the triplane's highest scoring ace, with over 30 confirmed victories.[1]
Jacobs' victory tally slowly rose, until at 24 victories (achieved on July 19, 1918) he was awarded the coveted Pour le Mérite. Jacobs would remain with Jasta 7 until the armistice; his final victory tally was 48 enemy aircraft and balloons. Jacobs continued to fight against the Bolshevik forces in the Baltic area in 1919, with Gotthard Sachsenberg and Theo Osterkamp in Kommando Sachsenberg.[1]
Post World War I

Now, without further ado.....

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Thank you for watching and for your support and encouragement!

[DC87]

Great bit of history - sounds like a really nice Group Build.

I shall watch the videos later to see what masterpiece you are creating

[Reddragon62]

Great bit of history - sounds like a really nice Group Build.

I shall watch the videos later to see what masterpiece you are creating

Thanks for watching Dan. The GB was a lot of fun.