“Fokker Dr1 Triplane replicated”

I was thinking too, another I haven’t seen in a while (and missed in my listing), is Fred Murrin’s reproduction, which is another very authentic/accurate reproduction, fitted with a LeRhone rotary engine. It has been, or at least used to be, a regular flying participant at the annual USAF Museum WWI Dawn Patrol event held in Dayton. In 2005 it was sent to and displayed/flown in Australia. Despite having a number of photos of the aircraft, including in-flight, I’ve never seen an N-number on it. Fred has been working on building a very accurate reproduction of a Fokker D.VII for Kermit Weeks, which is being fitted with an original Benz engine, overhauled by TVAL.

There is also the very authentic/accurate airworthy reproduction that is part of the incredible Javier Arango WWI collection in California, which is powered by a rotary (likely a LeRhone), N1858S.

A couple others I missed initially are Chris Hill’s N23917, based in Texas (completed in 2012, built by James Bruton – painted in a custom black & white striped scheme), and Ed Borkoski’s N213FK, based in Waterbury, Connecticut (painted in the well known Fritz Kempf paint scheme).

Here’s a nice little video of Mikael Carlson’s DR1 over Germany (purists, bear with the music :))

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfzdUQ3rwLA&feature=player_detailpage

That’s the one John, I saw it make a very rare public appearance in the air there in 2005. Rather confusingly it is still listed as current on the MFA website, along with the Bleriot XI-2, SE5a and Flammant, all of which have been crashed and/or repossessed by their owners over the past few years.

Mike, the superb example you mention, which used to fly from La Ferte Alais, completed by the Memorial Flight, powered by a Clerget rotary, is/was F-AZGN. It was based at La Ferte Alais, on loan, up until 2007, and has since been in Austria with its owner (no idea if it has flown in Austria at all).

The Aussi Dr1 is run by the TAVAS collection at Caboolture.
http://www.tavas.com.au/the-aircraft.php

Mikael Carlson’s Dr.1 (SE-XXZ), Paul Dougherty’s/Golden Age Air Museum’s Dr.1 (N454LR), Old Kingsbury’s Dr.1 (N1917H), the Brazilian-based Dr.1 (PU-JDZ), and one of the two Old Rhinebeck Dr.1 replicas (now ground-bound N3221), are all powered by LeRhone rotary engines. Kermit Weeks has been in the process, at times, of getting a LeRhone fitted to his Dr.1 replica as well (N2009V).

Here is video of the Golden Age Air Museum’s Dr.1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0wBDszEdWg

The Old Kingsbury Dr.1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4sxm5ceRqk

The Brazilian Dr.1 (one of the newest replicas): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wPp7nHOSEQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID2YfHAF3dU&list=UUcbZYHgNX–sVlAyunXX1Og

I wonder if we’ll ever see a Dr.1 reproduction powered by a TVAL-manufactured Oberusel engine? TVAL already have one powering their Fokker D.VIII.

ZK-FKD, Rotec R3600.

The boss knows how to run things, and ZK-FOK has a 220hp Continental radial, while the other TVALs have 165hp Warners.
Yes, ZK-FKD has been listed in a couple of reliable websites with a Rotec.

The Breighton one (G-BGVZ) has also been repainted into Red Baron colours, since appearing in ‘Flyboys’ in a black scheme.

There was a lovely rotary-powered one flying from La Ferte Alais, but I believe it was taken back by its German owner a few years ago. The only other rotary one I can recall seeing is Michael Carlson’s in Sweden, now restored to full health after coming to grief at Duxford a couple of years ago. Most of the rest are being hauled around by flat engines or Warners, although I think the Graham Orphan one (which started life as a rather tatty project in California, I saw it before it was loaded in to the container there) mentioned earlier is now Rotec-powered.

I’m hoping to see the black one join them, come Easter!

The Aussie Dr.1 will get a good viewing at Avalon Airshow next year, along with several TVAL machines of different types (a TVAL Dr.1 is also listed).
http://www.airshow.com.au/airshow2015/PUBLIC/aircraft-display/civilian-display-performers.asp

ErrolC, it’s a stunning sight to see all of the TVAL Jasta 11-painted Dr.1’s in New Zealand airborne together! Jerry Yagen’s Military Aviation Museum has three of the examples listed, those being N14TJ, N757FK, and N900TP, and used to have N417RB as well, which was sold and I believe is now in Russia.

North by Northwest.

No, that was an N3N. 🙂

Here is a list of airworthy replicas/reproductions that I have, though certainly cannot be absolutely complete. To illustrate the popularity of the over-all red “Red Baron” paint scheme, I have included (R/B) next to each example painted as such. A few of these Dr.1 replicas/reproductions have remained ground-bound for a while.

New Zealand
ZK-JOG
ZK-JOB
ZK-JOK
ZK-JOC
ZK-FOT
ZK-FOC
ZK-FOK (R/B)
ZK-FKD

I note that NZ has only one less active scheme than the USA!

ZK-FKD is the Classic Aircraft Sales (Graham Orphan) (nearly)all-black one, photo here

TVAL’s have (since 2007) been in Jasta 11 schemes. From 2002 to 2006 ZK-FOK was (per On the Wings of History):

Fokker Dr.1 152/17 was only partially red and was flown by von Richthofen as a reserve aircraft.

Five acording to the CAA:

G-BVGZ, G-CDXR, G-CFHY, G-DREI, G-FOKK

Moggy

Methinks Moggy needs some instruction in how to read and interpret the CAA database. The operative word in my statement was ‘active’. 😉

G-DREI is a project under constriction, with no valid airworthiness category, and a ‘no-flight declaration’ in operation.

On this page, from a site dedicated to the Fokker Dr.1, it has all 320 of the original Fokker Dr.1 serials listed out, and for the 94 of those that have been identified so-far in period photos, they are linked to photos: http://www.fokkerdr1.com/Dr1%20Index.htm

Here is a list of airworthy replicas/reproductions that I have, though certainly cannot be absolutely complete. To illustrate the popularity of the over-all red “Red Baron” paint scheme, I have included (R/B) next to each example painted as such. A few of these Dr.1 replicas/reproductions have remained ground-bound for a while.

England
G-CDXR
G-BVGZ
G-FOKK (R/B)
G-CFHY

New Zealand
ZK-JOG
ZK-JOB
ZK-JOK
ZK-JOC
ZK-FOT
ZK-FOC
ZK-FOK (R/B)
ZK-FKD

France
F-AYDR (R/B)
F-AZPQ
F-AZAQ (Destroyed in 2012)

Canada
C-GFJK (R/B)
C-GDRI (Damaged in 2011)

Germany
D-EFTJ (R/B)

United States
N454LR
N6404Q (R/B)
N1839 (R/B)
N2009V (R/B)
N14TJ (R/B)
N417RB (Now de-registered and reportedly sent to Russia)
N757FK
N900TP
N220TP
N3221
N152RB (R/B – Damaged/Destroyed in 2012)
N5596T (R/B)
N113PC (R/B)
N43SB
N5558B (R/B)
N1917H
N1917W (R/B)
N72517
Fred Murrin’s (n-number unknown)
N1858S
N23917
N213FK

Australia
VH-FXP (R/B)

Czech Republic
OK-DUD-07 (R/B)

Sweden
SE-XXZ

Netherlands
PH-DRI
PH-EBF

Italy
I-LYNC (R/B)

Brazil
PU-JDZ (R/B)

Chile
CC-DMB (R/B)

There are four active in the UK

Five acording to the CAA:

G-BVGZ, G-CDXR, G-CFHY, G-DREI, G-FOKK

Moggy

One of the reasons that the BBC news item caught my eye relates to some research work that I have been undertaking with regard to 3 Squadron AFC in World War I. Early last week as part of that research the following YouTube clip was sent through to me and it shows the “Funeral of the Red Baron” and the remains of his aircraft.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?autoplay=1&v=tJUzIKeJJdY

The AFC Recording Officer at the Red Baron’s post mortem and funeral was the grandfather of the lady that I am assisting with some family research.

I believe an original aircraft was destroyed in Berlin during the war by allied bombing.

Just checked and it was one of Von Richthofen’s aircraft that he scored 3 kills in and an aircraft constructed out of original parts in 1932 that were both destroyed.

Am I correct in thinking no original DR1 exist. If so why it this surely somebody must have considered the type to be of interest after the War