Guillow Fokker Triplane (Laser Cut) kitIntroduced over the western front in August 1917, the Fokker Triplane soon became the favorite plane of Germany's greatest World War 1 ace, Baron Manfield von Richthofen. After scoring numerous aerial victories, von Richthofen was shot down in a triplane on April 21, 1918 by Captain Roy Brown of the R. A. F. Scale WWI Airplanes 80 years ago, these WWI fighters were engaged in thrilling dogfights over the Western front. Today they have a heroic niche