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Sunday Photo Fun: Armistice Day

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Sunday Photo Fun: Armistice Day
Posted by Penny Trains on Sunday, November 11, 2018 6:28 PM

A few paper airplanes and airships:

The Fokker DRII likely would have been Von Richtoven's had he survived.

It shares the skies with a pair of Eindeckers, two DR-VII's, the British R100 and R101, the LZ-127 Graf Zeppelin and the LZ-129 Hindenburg.  (The R100 is off to the left out of camera range.)

Down on the ground soldiers in both USA blue and CSA butternut parade behind the stars and stripes past the Hellgate bridge.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Sunday, November 11, 2018 8:04 PM

Nice Armistice Day commemoration!  Well done!

Interesting, that "Fokker Dr. II" has a very strong resemblance to the real Pfalz Dr. I.  Check it out...

https://en.wikipedia.org.wiki/Pfalz_Dr.I

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Posted by Penny Trains on Monday, November 12, 2018 6:26 PM

Penny Trains
two DR-VII's

ooops!  That should have been D-VII's not DR-VII's.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Monday, November 12, 2018 7:34 PM

Yep, them's D-VII's all right.

By the way, the Fokker D-VII was the only German aircraft demanded by the Allies as part of the Armistice terms.  It was that good.  The Allies wanted them all.

 

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Posted by fifedog on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 7:53 AM

Meet the Fokkers. LaughLaughLaugh Sorry.  Thanks for the SPF, Becky.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 6:11 PM

Meet the Fokkers indeed!  Bow   Good one fifedog!

How's about a schwarm of Fokkers?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIrcloAmEhc

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Posted by Penny Trains on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 6:41 PM

I thought calling it a "scourge" of Fokkers would be pushing it a bit.  Wink

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Posted by Firelock76 on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 7:46 PM

Penny Trains

I thought calling it a "scourge" of Fokkers would be pushing it a bit.  Wink

 

You DO know your history Becky!  Bow

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Posted by Penny Trains on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 8:12 PM

If I know my history why do I have eindeckers sharing the sky with the Hindenburg!  Laugh

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Posted by Firelock76 on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 8:21 PM

Last I looked, wasn't that sky over Fantasyland?  Wink

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