Replica Fokker Dr.1 Dreidecker - 'The Red Baron' -

A replica Fokker Dr.1 Dreidecker, G-FOKK, wearing the markings of the famous German Air Ace 'The Red Baron', displaying at The Imperial War Museum, Duxford for the 2023 Flying Finale Airshow.
This is a full scale replica of the famous Fokker DR.1 Dreidecker (Triplane) 477/17, regularly flown by Baron Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron) during the final period leading up to his death. Although ‘477/17’ was his usual machine, he was flying ‘425/17’ on the flight during which he was shot down and killed on 21st April 1918. This replica was scratch built, using plans produced by Ron Sands, by Paul and Sarah Ford.
Years of painstaking research went into getting everything, including the colour, as accurate as possible.
The aircraft had its maiden test flight at Sywell Airfield on 26 April 2008, almost 5 years after construction began, following 3,500 hours of work and at a cost of £50,000. None of the 320 original Fokker Dr.1's have survived.
This aircraft is powered by a Lycoming HIO-360-B1B engine.
The aircraft serial number is PFA 238-14253.
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Wow, I'd never appreciated just how short the wings were until now

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Nice video Stephen!

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Amazing production.

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This looks to be flying very well! I wonder if the undercarriage wing contributes anything the the trim of the aeroplane, with so much wing area, it would not appear to be necessary.I had always thought the "red Barons" paint colour was more red than maroon, is his other DR1 a brighter colour red? Chris B.