Corgi German Fokker E.III Eindecker Fighter - Leutnant Josef Jacobs, Jagdstaffel 22, Vaux, France, 1916 (1:48 Scale)

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German Fokker E.III Eindecker Fighter - Leutnant Josef Jacobs, Jagdstaffel 22, Vaux, France, 1916 (1:48 Scale)

Corgi German Fokker E.III Eindecker Fighter - Leutnant Josef Jacobs, Jagdstaffel 22, Vaux, France, 1916

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Corgi AA28704 German Fokker E.III Eindecker Fighter - Leutnant Josef Jacobs, Jagdstaffel 22, Vaux, France, 1916 (1:48 Scale) "I started the machine. The aeroplane went at the prescribed speed and I could not help noticing that I was actually flying. After all I did not feel timorous but rather elated. I did not care for anything. I should not have been frightened no matter what happened. With contempt of death I made a large curve to the left, stopped the machine near a tree, exactly where I had been ordered to, and looked forward to see what would happen. Now came the most difficult thing, the landing. I remembered exactly what movements I had to make. I acted mechanically and the machine moved quite differently from what I had expected. I lost my balance, made some wrong movements, stood on my head and I succeeded in converting my aeroplane into a battered school 'bus'. I was very sad, looked at the damage which I had done to the machine, which after all was not very great, and had to suffer from other people's jokes."
- Manfred von Richthofen, discussing his first aerial encounter with the Eindecker

The Fokker Eindecker fighters were a series of German World War I monoplane single-seat fighter aircraft designed by Dutch engineer Anthony Fokker. Developed in April 1915, the first Eindecker ("Monoplane") was the first purpose-built German fighter aircraft and the first aircraft to be fitted with a synchronization gear, enabling the pilot to fire a machine gun through the arc of the propeller without striking the blades. The Eindecker gave the German Air Service a degree of air superiority from July 1915 until early 1916. This period, during which Allied aviators regarded their poorly armed aircraft as "Fokker Fodder", became known as the "Fokker Scourge".

The Eindecker was based on Fokker's unarmed Fokker M.5K scout (military designation Fokker A.III) which in turn was based on the design of the French Morane-Saulnier H shoulder-wing monoplane, although it differed in using chrome-molybdenum steel tubing for the fuselage structure instead of wood. It was fitted with an early version of the Fokker synchronizer mechanism controlling a single Parabellum MG14 machine gun. Anthony Fokker personally demonstrated the system on May 23rd, 1915, having towed the prototype aircraft behind his touring car to a military airfield near Berlin.

Pictured here is a 1:48 scale replica of a German Fokker E.II Eindecker fighter that was piloted by Leutnant Josef Jacobs, 1ho was attached to Jagdstaffel 22, then deployed to Vaux, France, during 1916. Pre-order! Ship Date: August 2026.

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Length: 6-inches
Wingspan: 7-1/2-inches

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Historical Account: "The Blue Max" - Josef Jacobs' journey from teenage aviation enthusiast to legendary fighter ace represents one of the most remarkable careers of the Great War. Learning to fly at just eighteen in 1912, he began the conflict as a motorcycle dispatch rider before his natural aptitude saw him transition to aerial reconnaissance.

His studious nature and exceptional skill caught the attention of senior pilots, earning him a coveted position at the newly formed Fokkerstaffel West, where he became one of the world's first dedicated fighter pilots flying the revolutionary Fokker Eindecker series.

Jacobs spent longer in operational flying over the Western Front trenches than any other German pilot, facing every major Allied ace of the period. His distinguished career saw him eventually command Jagdstaffel 22, where he mastered the iconic Fokker Dr.1 triplane, achieving an unprecedented 30 victories in this aircraft alone, more than any other pilot.

This Eindecker release perfectly complements the earlier Aviation Archive Fokker Dr.1 featuring Jacobs' distinctive black triplane.By war's end, Jacobs had secured 48 confirmed victories, placing him joint quarter among German aces alongside Werner Voss, and earning him the prestigious Pour le Merite, the legendary 'Blue Max'. His legacy endures as a testament to skill, dedication and the dawn of aerial warfare.