Fokker D.VII, CWL 22.05 in 1/48? (1 Viewer)

[Lucky13]

Yep the 22.04 looks like the late Fokker built while the 22.05 like the late Albatros one. But please pay your attention to that the Albatros in Johannisthal started assembling D.VII basing of parts delivered by the main Fokker factory initially. At that time the licenced production relied on sending to the co-producion plants an plane as a model or basic parts for the final assembling before the own production of these additional factories could begin. So the OAW started the licenced assembling with parts delivered by the main Albatros plant.
The Polish Fokker D.VIIs were obtained from a couple of sources. So these could differ in details.

I agree my friend....

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Lucky13]

Yep the 22.04 looks like the late Fokker built while the 22.05 like the late Albatros one. But please pay your attention to that the Albatros in Johannisthal started assembling D.VII basing of parts delivered by the main Fokker factory initially. At that time the licenced production relied on sending to the co-producion plants an plane as a model or basic parts for the final assembling before the own production of these additional factories could begin. So the OAW started the licenced assembling with parts delivered by the main Albatros plant.
The Polish Fokker D.VIIs were obtained from a couple of sources. So these might differ in details.

....anything and everything to make life difficult for future modelers of course!

 

[Wurger]

Yes ... but a little bit only.

 

[Lucky13]

Yes ... but a little bit only.

Indeed, only to make things....interesting!

 

[Wurger]

I agree. Always ...

 

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I agree. Always ...

 

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Now, the second question....who's the pilot?

 

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[Wurger]

According to the net it could be Sgt. Antoni Bartkowiak and Józef Hendricks. But I couldn't confim it yet.

 

[Lucky13]

Sgt. Antoni Bartkowiak, a Polish pilot who fought in the Polish–Soviet War and famously escaped from the German army
in a fighter plane in 1919.
Rank: He served as a Lieutenant (porucznik) in the Polish Air Force.
Military Service: Initially serving in the German Army during WWI, he joined the Polish military after independence in 1918.
Combat: He was a pilot in the 15th Fighter Squadron and flew during the battle of Lwów.
Death: He died during a test flight in 1929.

Józef Armin Hendricks (1896–1969) was a prominent Polish military pilot and Major in the Polish Air Force.
He fought distinguished campaigns across both World Wars and the Polish–Soviet War, earning the Virtuti Militari,
Poland's highest military decoration for heroism. Military Career & AchievementsEarly
Service: Born into a Polish-German family, he studied engineering before being drafted into the German infantry
during World War I. He trained as a pilot late in the war.
Polish Independence: In 1919, he joined the Wielkopolska uprising forces, working as a flight instructor and combat
pilot.
Polish-Soviet War: He flew combat missions during conflicts around Lviv. In one notable event, his aircraft was shot
down by Soviet cavalry, but he evaded capture.
World War II: He continued his service with the Polish Armed Forces in the West, operating under the RAF command.
Personal Trademark: He was known for painting a unique interlocking "JH" monogram on his fighter aircraft, which
was often mistaken by historians for a "white hand" symbol.

 

[Lucky13]

Is there a story behind Bi Ba Bo?

 

[Lucky13]

Found this....

Fokker D.VII (No. 503/18) "Bi-Ba-Bo", belonged to pilot Lt. Jozef Hendricks, 15. Fighter Squadron (15.EM),
August 1920. The "Bi-Ba-Bo" cupie doll was designed specifically by Mundek Dumnicki student and graduate of the
Krakow Academy of Fine Arts for instructor Adam Haber-Wtyhski pilot of the school in Lawica before the plane
was sent to 15.EM at the front.

 

[Wurger]

The Fokker D.VII F, serial 7614/18. was flown by Adam Haber-Włyński, Antoni Bartkowiak and Józef Hendricks. Initailly the kite belonged to the Pilot School at Ławica station. She was given to Adam Haber-Włyński. He was both the Chief Pilot, an instructor of aerobatics and air combat. The guy was an extraordinary character and was nicknamed "Le diable". His previous mount was the Albatros D.III no.2586/17 having the emblem of a cat with its tail tucked between its legs, painted on the fuselage. The pilot reportedly flew with a live cat. When he got the Fokker, the maintenace crew assigned to the Fokker ensured that their commander's personal aircraft stood out from afar. So Edmund Dumnicki who graduated the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts designed the emblem. I'm sure you know that the pilots at the early time of the aviation , and not they only, were quite superstitious. They used many talismans. So the emblem of the white boy with the red cape was nothing more but a doll for good luck. Additionally please make a focus on the colours .. white and red .. sounds familiar right?
In March 1920 the plane was handed over to Antoni Bartkowiak and in May 1920 sent to the 15th FS and the front line. The D.VII was shot down by the Russians while defending Lviv on August 15. The pilot, Lieutenant Józef Hendricks, cut the doll out of the canvas side with a knife and set the plane on fire…

Here a shot of Adam Haber-Włyński's Albatros D.III no.2586/17 ...

the pic source: the net.

 

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[SaparotRob]

That would make a lovely wallpaper for my library.