Fokker E.I | |
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General information | |
Type | Fighter |
Manufacturer | Fokker-Flugzeugwerke |
Designer | Anthony Fokker & Martin Kreutzer |
Primary user | Luftstreitkräfte |
Number built | 54 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1915–1916 |
Introduction date | June 1915 |
First flight | Early 1915 |
The Fokker E.I was the first fighter aircraft to enter service with the Fliegertruppe of the Deutsches Heer in World War I. Its arrival at the front in mid-1915 marked the start of a period known as the "Fokker Scourge" during which the E.I and its successors achieved a measure of air superiority over the Western Front.