JOHN JENKINS WW1 KNIGHTS OF THE SKY JASTA 2, ACE-43 ALBATROS D.III, Lt. VOSS OOP

Description: ALBATROS D.III (OAW) Fighter JASTA 2 BOELCKEJune 1917Lt. Werner Voss (German Air Service Ace, credited with 48 aerial victories) ACE-43 John Jenkins Design 1/30 ScaleExceptional engine and wing radiator detailDetailed cockpit and maxim machine gunsFuselage is exceptionally well painted to appear like woodCorrect 1917 Albatros four color scheme camouflageCorrect detailed markings depicting Lt. Voss's 1917 aircraftExceptional weatheringDetailed and accurate riggingOriginal box and packagingWill include one acrylic J.J. Designs' aircraft stand depicted in the picture aboveThis model is out of productionIn Mint/Like new condition Warner Voss was a World War I German flying ace credited with 48 aerial victories. He began his military career in November 1914 as a 17-year-old Hussar. After turning to aviation, he proved to be a natural pilot. After flight school and six months in a bomber unit, he was transferred to a single-seater scout aircraft and posted to fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 2 on 21 November 1916. There he befriended Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron) and flew as his wingman in combat. By April 1917, Flying his Albatros D.III Lt. Voss had scored 24 victories and awarded Germany's highest award, the Pour le Merite. Lt. Voss was given command of Jasta 10 on 30 July 1917 at Richthofen's request. By 11 September 1917, Lt. Voss had raised his victory total 47, second only to the Richthofen's 61 victories. On the morning of 23 September 1917 Lt. Voss achieved his 48th and last aerial victory. By the late afternoon he had lost his life in a historic single handed battle with "B" Flight of 56 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. The Albatros D.III was a biplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial German Army Air Service during World war I. It entered squadron service in December 1916, and was immediately acclaimed by German pilots for its maneuverability and rate of climb. It was soon the preeminent fighter during the period of German aerial dominance known by the Royal Flying Corps as "Bloody April" 1917. Peak service was in November 1917, with 446 aircraft operating on the Western Front. The D.III did not disappear with the end of production, however, it remained in frontline service well into 1918. As of August 1918, 54 D.III aircraft remained operational on the Western Front.

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