Fokker A.III

The Fokker A.III was the military name for the Fokker M.5K single-seat monoplane. About ten were built for Germany as unarmed scouts, but one of them was converted into the Fokker E.I with the installation of a synchronized machine gun.

Twelve Fokker Eindeckers were ordered for Austria-Hungary's untils in mid-1915, but they were not delivered until February through July of the following year. Eventually thirty-three were built and designated the Fokker A.III. The Austro-Hungarian A.III's differed from their German counterpart by the mounting of a synchronized Scharzlose machine gun rather than the IMG08 (Spandau). The A.IIIs served on the Italian front until they could be replaced with more advanced fighters near the end of 1916, at which time they were shifted to the east.

Miniatures and Models
A Fokker E.III makes a good substitute.

1:144 Scale

 * Ares: WGS105B Hautzmayer
 * Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

 * Shapeways: Reduced Aircraft Factory