Fokker D.VIII | |
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General information | |
Type | Fighter |
Manufacturer | Fokker-Flugzeugwerke |
Designer | Reinhold Platz |
Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
Number built | approximately 381 |
History | |
First flight | May 1918 |
The Fokker E.V was a German parasol-monoplane fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz and built by Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. The E.V was the last Fokker design to become operational with the Luftstreitkräfte, entering service in the last months of World War I. After several fatal accidents due to wing failures, the aircraft was modified and redesignated Fokker D.VIII. Dubbed the Flying Razor by post-war pulp-fiction writers, the D.VIII had the distinction of scoring the last aerial victory of the war.