Fokker E III (1915)


Fokker E III by Aeroplane Heaven (click)
The primary significance of the Fokker E aircraft lies in their far-reaching influence on the conduct of future aerial combat. Like everywhere else, there were still no independent fighter squadrons on the German side. The newly introduced E aircraft were distributed in pairs or singly to the air squadrons where they were actually intended for fighter escort duties. However, their pilots soon developed specific fighter tactics. Pilots like Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelke developed the first tactics for fighter missions mainly in the Fokker E III and transformed aerial combat. Aerial manoeuvres like the famous