Volume 53 in this series covered Fokker D VII aces from the four
elite Jagdgeschwadern of the German Army and this follow-on volume charts the
story of the many aces who flew the famed fighter in other units committed to
combat in the final months of World War 1. D VII operations covered the entire
Western Front, from the North
Sea to the Swiss border. In the latter half of 1918 the Fokker was
not only the mainstay of the army Jagdstaffeln, but also the most potent fighter
flown by home defence Kests and the pilots of the German navy in Flanders. The D VII easily proved the equal of the many
British, French, Belgian and American aircraft it met in combat, and served in
such roles as day bomber interceptor, 'balloon buster' and night fighter. Though
handicapped by a lack of fuel and other supplies as the German war machine fell
apart, aces such as Sachsenberg, Degelow and Romey utilised the D VII to rack up
impressive scores against consistently superior odds.
Contents
Fokkers Over
Flanders * Against the RAF * Versus the French
and Americans * Defending the Fatherland * Appendices
