The Fokker DR-1 tri-plane was one of Germany's most famous fighter aircraft in WW1 When the world went to war in 1914 the Wright Brothers had only made the world's first powered flight little over a ...

When we think about World War I, images of muddy trenches and barbed wire usually come to mind. High above the chaos, a completely different kind of warfare was taking shape. Aviation was barely a ...

World War I is like the cradle of the aeronautical industry. Before that, people weren't sure what planes were good for, and they certainly didn't know they could be used to kill each other. The red ...

A full-scale replica of an infamous German World War One fighter plane has taken to the skies above Britain. The Fokker Dr1 triplane, recreated by a Derbyshire engineer, is being flown at the Derby ...