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Laserlloyd · 23 November 2009, 06:16 AM

kees,

Thank you for your assistants with the listings. I will make this a priority in obtaining some how and having them in translated. I find it hard to believe that it hasn't already been done as this would make a great article for OTF.

I looks like Peter had a hell of a collection of source material.

So the Bauaufsicht in essence were quality control department of the Idflieg. I have seen an heard about the BA Nr.13 not following all laid out guidelines all the time. As in the point that the Fokker Flugzeugwerke produced the Dr.I well in to May of 1918 still with the Eisernes Kreuz with the full white field at time of acceptance. In fact this style of the national insignia ended on October 29th, 1916. After that date the Eisernes Kreuz was changed to the 50mm white border style. We see these planes then implementing this cross change once there arrive at the Jasta's.

Isn't the national insignia part of the Bauaufsicht acceptance guidelines and as far as the Fokker Flugzeugwerke goes wouldn't this have saved them some whit paint thus cutting the cost of manufacturing the plane?

Lloyd...

23 November 2009, 06:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
Laserlloyd Fokker DR.I Top Ace Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN (USA) Posts: 2,245	kees, Thank you for your assistants with the listings. I will make this a priority in obtaining some how and having them in translated. I find it hard to believe that it hasn't already been done as this would make a great article for OTF. I looks like Peter had a hell of a collection of source material. So the Bauaufsicht in essence were quality control department of the Idflieg. I have seen an heard about the BA Nr.13 not following all laid out guidelines all the time. As in the point that the Fokker Flugzeugwerke produced the Dr.I well in to May of 1918 still with the Eisernes Kreuz with the full white field at time of acceptance. In fact this style of the national insignia ended on October 29th, 1916. After that date the Eisernes Kreuz was changed to the 50mm white border style. We see these planes then implementing this cross change once there arrive at the Jasta's. Isn't the national insignia part of the Bauaufsicht acceptance guidelines and as far as the Fokker Flugzeugwerke goes wouldn't this have saved them some whit paint thus cutting the cost of manufacturing the plane? Lloyd... __________________ Fokker Dr.I Photo Web Site At FokkerDr1.com This site is dedicated to document the pictorial history of all 320 Fokker Dr.I's built during World War I and the fighter pilot Manfred Von Richthofen also known as The "Red Baron"