The Fokker D.VII is 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 German Fokker D.VII is frequently cited as one of the best fighter aircraft of the First World War. The high regard for the aircraft was demonstrated in the Armistice agreement ending the war which required that all Fokker D.VII aircraft immediately be surrendered.

Nov 30, 2012 · The legendary Fokker D VII was one of history’s greatest fighter aircraft. Its reputation was so formidable that the 1918 Armistice terms specifically authorized confiscation of all D VIIs by Allied forces.

As the best German fighter in the First World War (1914-1918), the Fokker D.VII actually had only a short wartime career as a postwar development introduced in 1918. Pilots praised the aircraft's handling and ease of operation compared to other available types.

The Fokker D.VII was the best Fokker fighter aircraft used in World War I, both in terms of quality and performance.

It was won outright by an angular little biplane with thick cantilever wings, the Fokker D.VII, designed by Reinhold Platz. Unquestionably the best all-round German fighter of the First World War, it was a development of Platz's experimental V.II, built late in 1917.

The Fokker D.VII was the equal of, if not better than, the British SE5s, Camels and French SPADs and is considered to be one of the outstanding fighters of the First World War. It was so successful that it was the only aircraft to be singled out by the Allied Powers in the Armistice Agreement section which detailed war material to be handed over:

The Fokker D.VII is the only aircraft mentioned by name in the Armistice demands of November, 1918. Germany was ordered to surrender “1,700 airplanes (fighters, bombers – firstly, all of the D 7’S and all the night bombing machines)” (number of …

Fokker D.VII byl německý jednomístný stíhací dvouplošník navržený Reinholdem Platzem v továrně Anthony Fokkera a používaný koncem první světové války a po ní. Při jeho nasazení na frontě v roce 1918 se ukázalo, že je lepší než tehdejší stíhací letouny spojenců, což vedlo k druhému období německé vzdušné převahy známé jako Fokker Scourge.

The Fokker D.VII was one of the most advanced and effective fighter aircraft of World War I, regarded as the time's best German fighter.