Fokker D.V

While an improvement on the earlier Fokker doppeldeckers, the Fokker D.V still did not measure up to its Albatros D.I and D.II contemporaries, so the bulk of them were relegated to training and to quieter sectors of the war. Several seem to have been used by Jasta 6 in its early days. The upper wings were swept and the large cutout must have given the pilot excellent upward vision.

The D.V was not a front-line fighter though, it was used in flight schools, home defense, and as a rotary-engine trainer for front-line units (to prepare pilots for the upcoming Fokker Dr.I and other planes). It also saw use in naval defense units.

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