The RAF Fokker

[John Adams]

Hucknall

"A Place to Play" is the test area on this forum for people to experiment with procedures. Perhaps Alan thought that was all you wanted to do.

However, I'm glad you posted this photo. I'm sure you've worked out that it is a Fokker DVII, with RAF markings so a captured example post-war; there are two Camels in the background. "Alb" in the makers name indicates that it was built under contract by the Albatros Werke. A fair number, mostly factory-fresh examples, were captured and evaluated, or even just played with, by the RAF post-war; some were taken to Canada. Most of those that still exist are from this batch, but I can't find out what happened to 6792. Probably someone can tell us; its not the one in the RAF Museum; neither is it the one in which Major Albert Debrisay Carter got himself killed in 1919.

Adrian

Adrian

Thank you for your interest and assistance. The photo (now removed after my unwitting clash with the thought police) is one of several very poor quality contact prints which were pasted into an album, by a schoolboy, soon after the Great War and later torn out leaving the 1" by 1.5" contact prints in an even poorer state. It was taken at Bickendorf in the winter of 1918/1919. I do not have a name for the photographer but he was a family friend or older school chum of the originator of the album as several of the other photos show training types and DH.9As at other locations as well as RAF machines at Bickendorf. I have restored some to barely usable condition but many are of such poor grainy and stained quality as to be unuseable. Which is a pity. I think the Carter episode was dealt with quite recently in C&C.

Again thank you

H