'Red Baron' Fokker Triplane Pin Badge

Product Description: This Fokker DR.1 Triplane pin badge is made from metal and is a raised high definition 3D image of the side profile of the Triplane. It is supplied on a pin with separate clasp. The pin badge is mounted on an information card, which has the biplane title and details of The Red Baron who flew the triplane on the front. On the reverse is historical information about The Red Baron and the aircraft.

Information: Manfred von Richthofen, aka the “Red Baron”, was the highest-scoring fighter pilot of World War I. In 20 months of combat, he officially shot down 80 enemy aircraft, including 21 planes in the month of April 1917 alone. He was nicknamed ‘The Red Baron’ by the allies because of the distinctive red colour of his planes.

Manufacturer: Fokker-Flugzeugwerke

Designer: Anthony Fokker / Reinhold Platz

First Flight: 5 July 1917

Top Speed: C.110 mph

Introduction: 1917

Armament: Two 7.92mm Spandau LMG 08/15 machine guns

Variants: Fokker V.7