The Red Baron's Jasta 11 Fokker Dr.1 triplanes from WW1 

Seeing the group photo of Jasta 11 reminds me of the first time I saw the album cover for Led Zeppelin II and immediately recognized that they used a photo of Manfred Von Richthofen's Jasta 11 as the basis of the cover. The old World War I photos are quite interesting to look at. The Fokker DR1's in this video are amazing. The sound of the engines kind of chilling. This time period was too much with these infant planes and the brave men that flew them. The Flying Circus with it's colored planes is a sight to behold but I'd imagine scary for allied pilots back in the day.

The Red Baron was the worthiest of adversaries. Glad to see folks keeping these magnificent crates in the air...

Fokker Dr.1 triplane is just a gorgeous plane. I recently became obsessed with Manfred von Richthofen, and I really enjoy this video.

Some of the best video of these aircraft in flight I've ever seen. Love to see these old crates banking and turning as shown here! This was the age when flight meant using the airflow over the wings to provide lift instead of a monster engine shoving the aircraft through the air. There's nothing more majestic than a WWI aircraft in flight.

My favorite type of plane, since I was a kid. No telling how many Revell DR-1 model kits I assembled back then, all painted like the Baron's of course! Great video, thanks for sharing!

the real flyboys from WW I had balls as big as grapefruit flying generally experimental aircraft !!!

Man and machine and nothing there in between A flying circus and a man from Prussia The sky and a plane, this man commands his domain The western front and all the way to Russia Death from above, you're under fire Stained red as blood, he's roaming higher Born a soldier from the horseback to the skies That's where the legend will arise And he's flying Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast and he's flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die First to the scene he is a lethal machine It's Bloody April and the tide is turning Fire at will it is the thrill of the kill Four in a day shot down with engines burning Embrace the fame, red squadron leader Call out his name, Rote Kampfflieger In the game to win, a gambler rolls the dice Eighty allies paid the price And he's flying Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast and he's flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die Higher Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast and he's flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die Higher Born a soldier from the horseback to the skies And the legend never dies And he's flying And he's flying And he's flying Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast and he's flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast and he's flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die (The Red Baron - Sabaton)

Fascinating historical material. Despite being a lifelong pacifist I can't fail to admire the skill and patriotism of these brave pilots.

I love how some of them painted their planes so they would be camouflaged, as if these planes could sneak up on anyone with those engines.

should also include Werner Voss and Kurt Wolfe

I'm surprised that one of those planes wasn't redone to replicate Hermann Goering's machine. He served with Richtofen, scored at least 20 kills, and was awarded the Blue Max.

I have seen many of these videos, can't say just how I missed this one. I am stunned to have seen this and want to move to New Zealand now just to watch them in person !! Job well done Lads !

Great to see these other colour schemes apart from the famous Red Baron's. It really does bring the unit back to life. Pretty and cute to modern eyes, but seeing a swarm of these babies coming up behind would be nightmare to the back seater in the likes of an RE8. On both sides, brave men one and all.

Remember that the originals had a two some inch fore-and-aft CG envelope. All the pilot had to do was lean, and aircraft was unstable, either nose or tail heavy. Add to that the engine torque, and it's gyroscopic effect, and that too steep a dive would peel the fabric off the underside of the top wing. (They found that if they moved the seam back a few inches, the fabric stayed in place.) What's that clanging when the pilots walked? Father knew an old man who flew them, for the Kaiser, in Chicago, back in the 40's

What I wouldn’t give to have them fly at the next air show. A true snapshot of history

Excellent. My favorite paint scheme was to be the black and yellow Lola from the film The Great Waldo Pepper.

My hat's off to all those at New Zealand that bring all this live action history to the public. Outstanding work on all aspects. Big thanks for bringing the historical past life back again.

That is just plain wrong - no one should be allowed that much fun!

SO COOL!! I love that rough sounding engine rumble, and that awesome wooshing sound they make when they fly past you

It should also be noted that the various color schemes used by these pilots was a means to quickly recognize each other in combat. If I recall, this was not used by the entire German Air Service. They stuck to a specific camo pattern.

Wow! Awesome! This is the first time the Jasta Dr.1s flew together in formation since the Great War! 🇩🇪👍👏

It's my dream to fly a Dr.1 sometime

Thank you again, New Zealand guys!! Awesome video and impressive documentation! You guys rule!!!

Sabaton, 6 years after this video was released: "it's free real state" *writes "The Red Baron" *

It's hard to believe the guys who would have originally flown these were about my age. Most people think of us as children these days. I can't even imagine being a part of the squadron. Great video, I hope to be given a ride in something like this some day. Brian

Wow , just wow ! I never thought I would live to see such a sight , fantastic !

Such a beautiful plane.

The Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, next door to the airfield, has an extensive World War 1 display, including a tableau of the scene after Von Richthofen was shot down. It shows Australian soldiers swarming over the crashed aircraft, cutting bits off it as souvenirs, while two soldiers remove the pilot's boots. One of the soldiers is shown removing the cross from the right side of the fuselage and, hanging on the wall nearby, is the original cross. For anyone visiting Blenheim, spending a few hours in this most excellent museum is well worth the time.

WOW! That' beautiful. It's just amazing to see those old aircraft in the air. I know they're replicas (cuz nothing that old would have survived for so long) but it's still just wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

Tri planes are the most air worthy planes ever made; just awesome machines !!!

the seventh jasta 11 pilot at the end sounds like video game main character where the protagonist doesn't usually talk and keeps their face hidden.

Excellent video. I saw all these aircraft, and the new all-black eighth Triplane, at the 2015 Classic Fighters airshow. Great weekend. My first air show since I was a teenager.

Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, The Cavalrymen of the Skies.. 🔥🔥

The Red Baron is back. Yessss

The triplanes are menacing even now. Imagine the terror back then.

Imagine the Austrailians and British people looking at the sky and seeing the ressurection of the red baron

Excellent vid!

beautiful aeroplanes

Absolutely fantastic!

Wow. I thought for sure Werner Voss would be on that list

"We're coming over, we're coming over. And we won't come back till it's over over there!"

SHEER BRILLIANCE...............Danke for posting !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The final plane had the coolest color scheme IMHO. Mystery pilot? How could that be? The Germans were meticulous record keepers.

Good grief, they are awesome! boy that red paint job really sets off that bird. Man listen to that rotary engine growl. Keep em flying!

Most fantastic thing Ive ever seen, thanks.

wow what an incredible documentary and history recap.

Awesome,, magic to fly a peace of history.

Jasta 11 is reunited once again, Knights of the Sky, Never Die! :D

Beautiful flying and great narratives 😎

Wow!!! Wonderful to see all these tripes. I like the fact that they all had a touch of Red. I know why too. Lol

the beauty of these old birds is so unique. it is not as advanced as the new jets today, but it gives you a feeling that you can build it in your garage and fly it to the sky like riding a bike, though actually, it's much more difficult.

When you said about the Fokker aircraft I immediately thought of that old joke about the Dutch airman who flew with the RAF. he was reminiscing about the time he was attacked by three aircraft, " I vos attacked by three Fokkers", some people started giggling and an RAF officer explained Fokkers are a type of German aircraft, the Dutch Ace added, " Ja und these fokkers ver Messerschmitts!"

That was really interesting and well done. Thanks for the efforts!

Reminds me of playing Red Baron by Dynamix in 1991. Got to fly a Triplane alongside a computer Baron a few times. I've tried playing the sim again in recent times but could never recapture the original feeling.

Nice looking planes. Very well restored.

Excellent video, great shooting and script.

Jasta11... best Warthunder nic I've heard

This is amazing - the recreation of the JASTA 11 flying unit - I am Going to look more into this - The real flying unit - with the colour scemes correct - & those beautiful DR1 planes - To see one DR1 would be a thrill ! - To see all 7 fly in formation would truely be a dream ! - Really would ! Thankyou for sharing this short Docu ! SB - British Isles

Bad shit to be the mother to Anthony Fokker.

Beautiful!

attending the Omaka Classic fighters, when this vid was shot was a once in a lifetime experience as European by flying over there on occasion of a business trip to SIN 😊. But who knows, when they let us fly there still next Easter 2025 I will make a repeater. Have seen many airshows, but this one is the greatest for me in all aspects

I never knew WHY this plane was so much more superior to the Sopwith Camel and the Fokker DVII. However, just hearing the engine tells me everything I need to know. This was a massive step up in engine technology compared to those older planes. Aren't we lucky to be able to see and hear these wonderful aircraft more than a century after the war has ended.

Thanks a lot for sharing, this is very interesting! Good informations and great pictures!

Excellent videography! And history!

That was awesome

Even from last century, those 3 wings, or Tri-Plane(s) command respect! It's neat to learn about The Red Baron and his Squadron! We're the 3 wing configurations out-maneuvere the bi-planes? Interesting info about the what we would call the Swastika (albeit backwards) having a good luck meaning! Thank you for a beautiful history lesson!

This is so cool.

The three wings allows a person to overlook how shout the fuselages are.

Awesome! Great video!

This is really cool to see. I am a bit late to the party, but it was cool to hear a bit about each pilot of the Flying Circus. Thanks for the post & well made video.

most excellent re-engineered Oberursel rotary engines in those DR-1 triplanes !!!

Thank you.

Absolutely Beautiful. . . . . . .

Awesome camera work

Awesome video!

SO GOOD

That is quite a sight !

Great video!

Go to the Omaka Air Museum near Blenheim - it's worth it!

_Man and Machine_ _And nothing there in between_ _The Flying Circus and a man from Prussia!_ _The sky and his plane_ _The man commands his domain_ _The Western Front all the way to Russia!_

von Richthofen used a total of 5 triplanes to score 19 victories. All of them had blue undersides and a variety of colour schemes. The only time that 425/17 wore the Balkan cross was on the fatal flight. All the others had the Cross Patee. 425/17 MAY have had a white cowling.

so cool!

IM INPRESSED MISTER!!!!

I'd kill for one of these

amazig video and great history mate. cheers from the USA! the closest we have to accurate replicas for functional Great War reenacting is an FT-17 made of plywood! I could only wish to have grown up to see this at an airshow.

Charles Nungesser French fighter Ace was one of the most famous...

So amazing that any incursion back will have to be unilateral as well.

When did Ernst Udet join Jasta 11? I'm pretty sure he flew the Fokker triplane by that time. Could he be the mystery plane's pilot?

This is the greatest video ever thank you much 🙏🙏🙏🙏

The dawn patrol. Where are Erol Flynn and David Niven looking for Von Ricther?

Motor original es el Oberursel rotatorio y esos aviones no lo llevan. Hoy en día se fabrican motores rotatorios réplicas Gnome que son casi igual al Oberursel.

Man I would love to have that tail section he took off. Yeah it was not long before guys would see that red paint and get scared. Was a great idea to mentally cripple an enemy even before a dogfight.

While the bright colors may have influenced the name 'Flying Circus" veterans claimed it was the fact that the unit traveled on trains looking like Circuses as was common before (and after ) the war.

As this is playing, I'm watching the Fokkers in flight and hearing Wagner in my head. Maybe I can get the image of flying toasters out of my mind whenever I hear Ride of the Valkyries, replaced with war machines from a vanished time.

awesome

You have forget Voss!!

The squadron had a high reputation before the Red Baron took over. Most members had been hand-picked. Richthofen's mentor was the prior squad leader. They were called the flying circus because they could pick up and move to a new base very easily, and did so often, similar to a circus, not because of their paint schemes.

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Those planes have two massive indents toward the front of the seat to hold their Hugh balls.