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AIRCRAFT >> OTHER AIRCRAFT >> Fokker
Catalog Number:
1993.224
Location:
JONES BUILDING, 5TH FLOOR
Description:
At Their Peak Of Service, When Some 171 Fokker Triplanes Were In Service At The Front. Jasta 7 Commander, Lieutenant Joseph Jacobs, Flying G His 130 HP All Black Fokker Triplane, Led A Formation Of Fokker D-7 Fighters Against A Formation Of British Sopwith Camels From Number 201 Squadron. After Seeing His Friend Schonfelder's D-7 Lose His Wings, Lt. Jacobs In Turn Dove On A Camel And Shot Off Its Wings, Sending The Pilot, 19 Year Old Lieutenant Brothman, To His Death. Jacobs Survived The War As A Major With 41 Confirmed Victories, Then Fought In The Anti-Communist Wars That Followed. He Lived Through The Second World War Becoming A Successful Business Man. He Died In Munich On 29 July 1978.
