Photograph Courtesy of the US Air Force
Fokker D.VII
- Nation: Germany
- Manufacturer: Fokker
- Designer: Reinhold Platz
- Dates of Service: 1918
- Number Built: 1,700
- Speed: 116 mph
- Range: 165 miles
- Ceiling: 19,600 feet
- Wingspan: 29 feet, 3 inches
- Engine: 1× Mercedes D.IIIa , 180hp
- Armament: 2x 7.92 mm LMG 08/15 "Spandau" machine guns
- Notes: One of the finest German fighters of the war, the Fokker D.VII enjoyed a brief "Fokker Scourge" when it was first introduced in May 1918. Due to its success, the Germans were required to turn over surviving D.VIIs as part of the Treaty of Versailles.