![]() ![]() ![]() The Fokker D-VIII was originally designed by Reinhold Platz, who lived until the late sixties (so did Anthony Fokker.) In the mid-sixties he was contacted by a man who wanted to build a D-VIII, and Platz was able to re-engineer the plans from memory. Venderaustin's personal knowledge and shared those with museum staff and pilots. Venderaustin, a friend of museum director Andy Parks, who took notes on Mr. The museum was able to get first-hand information on the personality and flying abilities of Sachsenberg from Mr. His younger cousin Heinz Sachsenberg was a WWII ace with 104 victories. In the German Parliament in the 1930s, Sachsenberg opposed the Nazi war build-up, but survived to build hydrofoils after the war. All his unit had colorful variations of these markings. Oberleutenant Sachsenberg's personal motif was the flamboyant yellow and black harlequin pattern as seen on the fuselage, and the bright green wing. The markings on this distinctive aircraft are of German Ace Oberleutenant Gotthard Sachsenberg, commander of the world's first naval air wing, who had 31 victories. Called "The Flying Razor" by Allied pilots,a Fokker D-VIII scored the last aerial victory of WWI. Much work remained to be accomplished, but we were lucky indeed to be able to have a jumpstart on the construction process. Our museum Fokker D-VIII replica (to our knowledge, no original aircraft remain) was acquired as a project by the Vintage Aero Flying Museum in 2005. ![]()
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