Was The Fokker D.VIII The Best German Fighter Aircraft Of WW1?

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In March 1918 the German Air Service ran the second of their competitions for aircraft manufacturers which was designed to encourage the development of new fighter aircraft. By early August, it was Jasta 6 who was one of the first units to receive the new Fokker E.V in significant quantity.

The Jasta 6 unit colours of black and white stripes on the aircraft nose which had been used on the earlier Fokker D.VIIs was not practical for the round engine cowlings of the D.VIII's, so a black and white 'flower petal' pattern was adopted instead.

Jasta 6 only operated the E.V models of the aircraft for around 10 days before they were withdrawn from service after a number of aircraft had structural failures in the air. Returning to service in October 1918 as the newly redesigned Fokker D.VIII, the type only had around three weeks of active
service before the end of the war. There were roughly 85 examples of the E.V/D.VIII is service up to 11th November 1918.

Despite using a relatively underpowered rotary engine, the D.VIII proved to be an agile and capable fighter, and some German pilots reported that it was easier to handle than the earlier Fokker D.VII.

Following the war most of the D.VIII's were scrapped, although eight captured examples served in the Polish Air Force during the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1920. A single original example is thought to exist in the Caproni Museum in Italy.

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