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Dan_San_Abbott · 8 April 2006, 05:05 PM

Troy Raines:

I don't know who they are bashing on the WW1model website. I would guess the are members of the Flat Earth Society.
In 1999 while I was visiting the A.E.Ferko Collection at the University of Texas, Dallas I discovered that the wings on the Fok.E.V were finished in a streaked camouflage like the Fok.D.I through the Fok.D.VII (early) and the Fokker built AEG C.IV(Fok). The difference was instead of one color as in all the other aircraft it was done in four wood stains. (Fok.E.V Bill of Materials) All the other aircraft were done in one color in varying viscousities. Also I do not believe the Fok.F.I or Dr.I were two colors, olive brown over sky blue.
I have the a copy of the Fokker Flugzeugwerke Fok.F.I wing drawings and their is not sufficient sky blue to dope both surfaces with the amount allowed.
Going back to the Fok.E.V. When I got back home I went through all the photos I have of the Fok.E.V (The Fok.D.VIII did not go operational with any Jasta. It was finished in the same manner as the Fok.E.V.) Once I knew what I was looking for I found it in most of the photographs. After some logical rationalization I came to the conclusion the upper surface was stained in true green and mocha (coffee brown) and the under surface in violet azin and azure blue. After the wings were stained they were given several coats of varnish. It is readily evident in most photos.
I introduced the four color staining at OTF Meeting at Dayton in 2003.
I convined Glenn Torrance, that Peter Ensliegh Castle had it wrong in 1961 when he did the color plate for the Fokker D.VIII profile. That is the origin of the olive green wing on the Fok.E.V/D.VIII. I can never understand why they call the Fok.E.V the D.VIII. I was never issued to any Jasta, what was issued was the Fok.E.V, it saw combat and scored a couple of victories.
The RAF pilots saw the Fok.E.V in action, they never saw a Fok.D.VIII in action period. Please give me the title of the web site, I want to get on board a rattle a few cages.
Blue skies,
Dan-San

8 April 2006, 05:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dan_San_Abbott Rest in Peace Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ceres, California Posts: 9,119	Fok.E.V streaked camouflage. Troy Raines: I don't know who they are bashing on the WW1model website. I would guess the are members of the Flat Earth Society. In 1999 while I was visiting the A.E.Ferko Collection at the University of Texas, Dallas I discovered that the wings on the Fok.E.V were finished in a streaked camouflage like the Fok.D.I through the Fok.D.VII (early) and the Fokker built AEG C.IV(Fok). The difference was instead of one color as in all the other aircraft it was done in four wood stains. (Fok.E.V Bill of Materials) All the other aircraft were done in one color in varying viscousities. Also I do not believe the Fok.F.I or Dr.I were two colors, olive brown over sky blue. I have the a copy of the Fokker Flugzeugwerke Fok.F.I wing drawings and their is not sufficient sky blue to dope both surfaces with the amount allowed. Going back to the Fok.E.V. When I got back home I went through all the photos I have of the Fok.E.V (The Fok.D.VIII did not go operational with any Jasta. It was finished in the same manner as the Fok.E.V.) Once I knew what I was looking for I found it in most of the photographs. After some logical rationalization I came to the conclusion the upper surface was stained in true green and mocha (coffee brown) and the under surface in violet azin and azure blue. After the wings were stained they were given several coats of varnish. It is readily evident in most photos. I introduced the four color staining at OTF Meeting at Dayton in 2003. I convined Glenn Torrance, that Peter Ensliegh Castle had it wrong in 1961 when he did the color plate for the Fokker D.VIII profile. That is the origin of the olive green wing on the Fok.E.V/D.VIII. I can never understand why they call the Fok.E.V the D.VIII. I was never issued to any Jasta, what was issued was the Fok.E.V, it saw combat and scored a couple of victories. The RAF pilots saw the Fok.E.V in action, they never saw a Fok.D.VIII in action period. Please give me the title of the web site, I want to get on board a rattle a few cages. Blue skies, Dan-San