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are any of Von Richthofens aircraft still extant?

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By: Frazer Nash - 27th November 2008 at 19:50

The RAAF Museum in Point Cook, Victoria has a few bits and pieces of the triplane, as does the Australian War Memorial. The stunning new WW1 Aviation Museum in New Zealand (which name escapes me, but it’s run by Graham and Jane Orphan) has some of the wing fabric. I seem to remember reading the aluminium seat is in Canada, but I’ll happily stand corrected on that……

It’s worth bearing in mind that the last genuine Fokker DR1 was destroyed by Allied bombing during WW2, so we’re probably lucky that so many pieces of Richtofen’s triplane were souveniered when it came down and thus they’ve survived for us to study today.

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By: Cees Broere - 27th November 2008 at 19:14

Some bits at the IWM Lambeth London IIRC

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By: oshawaflyboy - 27th November 2008 at 19:02

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Hi folks;
I know there is a few bits and pieces around,firstly in Toronto
in a posh club at the Sheraton place on Queen st they have
the seat cushion from the triplane[in a fancey case and all
on the wall].Next i remember the balkenkruze from same
a/c in a frame being auctioned off possiibly in UK.
That’s the best i can do.

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