Just for the fun of it and to play the guessing game, what do you want to see or think we'll see for the next Fokker Triplane that JJD does? Now, John has said that there were 2 more Jasta 11 triplanes to be done, one of which was the Steinhauser version recently released. That leaves 1 Jasta 11 tripe to go (for the time being). I have no idea at all what JJD will do but I would like to see the triplane #155/17 that was assigned at one time to Lt. Eberhard Mohnicke, a 9 victory ace, during the time period of March, 1918, at Lechelle aerodrome. This triplane had the typical Jasta 11 red nose, struts, and wheel disc that were the unit markings. Mohnicke had the plane painted in a light blue from right behind the cockpit all the way to the tail, to include the tailplanes and, unusually, the rudder itself. This color extended to the top, sides, and bottom of the fuselage. His personal emblem was a large reverse swastika in black color on both fuselage sides, right in front of the national cross, and on the top of the fuselage decking, right behind the cockpit. The rest of the plane, the forward fuselage and the wings, were finished in the standard Fokker camo that JJD does so well. The national crosses on the wings were of the Maltese design on white fields, while the fuselage crosses were on blue, outlined in white. Depending on what date parameters are chosen, the national crosses could be of the straight edge, post-March 1918 design, or the crosses could be like the ones on the Steinhauser tripe, with the white fields reduced to just the thin, white outline. Any of the versions are attractive. -- Al
