New Releases For January 2017 - Knights Of The Skies (1 Viewer)

[jjDesigns]

KNIGHTS OF THE SKIES


The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the second half of 1918.
In service with the Luftstreitkräfte, the D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft.
The Armistice ending the war specifically required Germany to surrender all D.VIIs to the Allies.




ACE-37
KNIGHTS OF THE SKIES,
FOKKER DVII (Alb),
JASTA 40, JULY-AUGUST 1918,
CARL DEGELOW.
(1pc)


Carl "Charly" Degelow (5 January 1891 – 9 November 1970) Pour le Merite, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross, was a German fighter pilot during World War I. He was credited with 30 victories, and was the last person to win the military Pour le Merite.




The fuselage of Carl Degelow’s early production Albatros built Fokker DVII features the white stag logo of “Dr. Lahmann’s Sanatorium” in Dresden, where Degelow had spent time recuperating from an arm wound he received in 1915 while serving in the infantry.





To find out more about Carl Degelow, the book “BLACK FOKKER LEADER” by Peter Kilduff, is highly recommended.





More to follow...........................................................

 

[jjDesigns]

Otto Kissenberth (26 February 1893 – 2 August 1919) was a German flying ace of World War I credited with 20 aerial victories. He was a prewar mechanical engineer who joined the German air service in 1914. After being trained and after serving as a reconnaissance pilot, he became one of the first German fighter pilots, flying with Kampfeinsitzerkommando (Combat Single-Seater Command) KEK Einsisheim. He scored six victories with this unit as it morphed into a fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 16. His success brought him command of Jagdstaffel 23 on 4 August 1917. He would run his victory tally to 20, downing his final victim using a captured British Sopwith Camel on 20 May 1918. Nine days later, a crash while flying the Camel ended Kissenberth's combat career. His injuries were severe enough he was not returned to combat, instead being assigned to command Schleissheim's flying school. Although Otto Kissenberth survived the war, he died soon after in a mountaineering accident on 2 August 1919.





ACE-25P
KNIGHTS OF THE SKIES,
Otto Kissenberth,
(1pc)












BGC-26C
KNIGHTS OF THE SKIES,
HUCK STARTER CREW,
(2 pcs)







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[lancer]

KNIGHTS OF THE SKIES


The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the second half of 1918.
In service with the Luftstreitkräfte, the D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft.
The Armistice ending the war specifically required Germany to surrender all D.VIIs to the Allies.


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ACE-37
KNIGHTS OF THE SKIES,
FOKKER DVII (Alb),
JASTA 40, JULY-AUGUST 1918,
CARL DEGELOW.
(1pc)


Carl "Charly" Degelow (5 January 1891 – 9 November 1970) Pour le Merite, Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, Iron Cross, was a German fighter pilot during World War I. He was credited with 30 victories, and was the last person to win the military Pour le Merite.


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The fuselage of Carl Degelow’s early production Albatros built Fokker DVII features the white stag logo of “Dr. Lahmann’s Sanatorium” in Dresden, where Degelow had spent time recuperating from an arm wound he received in 1915 while serving in the infantry.



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To find out more about Carl Degelow, the book “BLACK FOKKER LEADER” by Peter Kilduff, is highly recommended.


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More to follow...........................................................

A real beauty. The D-7 floodgates are now open.:wink2:^&grin -- Al

 

[ivanmoe]

Otto Kissenberth (26 February 1893 – 2 August 1919) was a German flying ace of World War I credited with 20 aerial victories. He was a prewar mechanical engineer who joined the German air service in 1914. After being trained and after serving as a reconnaissance pilot, he became one of the first German fighter pilots, flying with Kampfeinsitzerkommando (Combat Single-Seater Command) KEK Einsisheim. He scored six victories with this unit as it morphed into a fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 16. His success brought him command of Jagdstaffel 23 on 4 August 1917. He would run his victory tally to 20, downing his final victim using a captured British Sopwith Camel on 20 May 1918. Nine days later, a crash while flying the Camel ended Kissenberth's combat career. His injuries were severe enough he was not returned to combat, instead being assigned to command Schleissheim's flying school. Although Otto Kissenberth survived the war, he died soon after in a mountaineering accident on 2 August 1919.



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ACE-25P
KNIGHTS OF THE SKIES,
Otto Kissenberth,
(1pc)

Good to see a new toy pilot; got some catching up to do there!{sm0}

-Moe

Edit: The dog is a nice touch. Were I to draw up specs for an alternative life-form, it would be half k-9 and half aeroplane. The figure and model suggest that Otto has his priorities straight!

 

[Vicknor]

SOLD - I'm going to need a bigger house!!

 

[mestell]

The new D7 is absolutely gorgeous . . . . .
:smile2:

 

[lancer]

For those interested in details, the white diagnol stripe on the top wing is the mark of a staffel leader. Degelow also had a telescopic sight mounted between his guns, either a captured British Aldis or a German Oigee, a detail John has included in the model. -- Al

 

[Pauck]

YES! I really hoped that JJD will done Degelow's D.VII. A wish come true!{bravo}}
Also the figurine of Otto Kissenberth looks great. He was one of only two pilots who worn glasses in the Deutsche Luftstreitkräfte

 

[HAWKEYE]

this one is definitely a winner, great job john