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Alin-Alexandru — Fokker D.VII MAG in Romanian markings

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Description In the First World War Fokker D.VIIs were produced by the Magyar Általános Gépgyár (MAG) for Austria-Hungary, these were both single seat (26 aircraft) and twin seat (10 aircraft) variants, however the planes never saw combat during the war. Those planes were taken by the Hungarian Red Airforce and used in the wars against Romania and Czechoslovakia in 1919. During the war of 1919 Romania captured at least 34 Fokkers and Czechoslovakia captured 1 from the Hungarians. 

The MAG Fokkers used the Austro-Daimler 200hp engine and the Schwarzlose machine guns instead of the Mercedes engine and the MG 08s. Few airframes were equipped with Gebauer motor-driven machine guns.

Number 93.07 was piloted by Hefty Frigyes (an Austro-Hungarian ace with 5 air victories) and crashed during an emergency landing on 1 July 1919, both the pilot and the plane being captured by Romanian forces. The aircraft was then used by the Romanian Air Corps. Here it is shown in the paint scheme of other captured Fokkers (like i.pinimg.com/originals/97/ef/f… ), as there are no pictures showing the plane after its capture.

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Orphydian [2021-04-27 20:18:28 +0000 UTC]

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Alin-Alexandru In reply to Orphydian [2021-04-27 23:08:57 +0000 UTC]

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cullyferg2010 [2021-04-24 00:03:59 +0000 UTC]

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Alin-Alexandru In reply to cullyferg2010 [2021-04-24 12:30:43 +0000 UTC]

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cullyferg2010 In reply to Alin-Alexandru [2021-04-24 14:55:02 +0000 UTC]

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Alin-Alexandru In reply to cullyferg2010 [2021-04-24 15:16:00 +0000 UTC]

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cullyferg2010 In reply to Alin-Alexandru [2021-04-24 15:18:11 +0000 UTC]

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Alin-Alexandru In reply to cullyferg2010 [2021-04-24 15:38:45 +0000 UTC]

Maybe but I don't know, I don't think any country in the early 30's was looking for an old ww1 aircraft design (which also requiered maintenance for their engines that were no longer produced) to use in their air forces. But the Fokkers served well in the early interwar period.

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cullyferg2010 In reply to Alin-Alexandru [2021-04-24 23:08:07 +0000 UTC]

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