Look up into the skies above Florida’s Spruce Creek Fly-In and you might be treated to a real blast from the past. Pilot Tim Plunkett took his Fokker Dr.I out for an aerial photoshoot over the weekend, resulting in the shots below. Photographer Gary Rosier took these photos of the World War I fighter replica from inside a Steen Skybolt owned by Plunkett’s neighbor at Spruce Creek.
Photos: Fokker Dr.I Triplane in Flight
Key Takeaways:
- Pilot Tim Plunkett flew his Fokker Dr.I World War I fighter replica for an aerial photoshoot over Florida's Spruce Creek Fly-In.
- The replica aircraft is famously associated with the German WWI pilot Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, and is painted in historic 1917 colors.
- Photographer Gary Rosier captured the aerial images from inside a Steen Skybolt owned by Plunkett's neighbor.
- Plunkett has accumulated over 250 flight hours in the Dr.I replica and has owned it for more than 14 years.
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