Junkers D.I

The Junkers D.I was derived from two Junkers prototypes: the J.7 and the J.9. The engine was either a 185hp B.M.W. IIIa or a Mercedes D.III -- there is some disagreement on that account and it is likely there was a mix, given the high demand for BMW engines for the Fokker D.VII. Forty-one were built and probably only a portion of those had made it to the front lines by the Armistice. Like the Junkers J.I before it, the D.I was a metal-clad aircraft, which gave it excellent strength and presaged the all-metal aircraft of the next war.

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 * German

1:144 Scale

 * Shapeways: Kampfflieger
 * Metal kit:

1:300 Scale

 * Metal: Heroics & Ros GWA300