Fokker Eindecker
TypeFighter aircraft
OriginGermany
Era1915
UsersFokker
About Fokker Eindecker
The first fighter aircraft with a synchronized machine gun firing through the propeller. Created the Fokker Scourge of 1915, when Allied pilots were sitting ducks. Anthony Fokker claimed he invented the synchronization gear in 48 hours. The reign of terror lasted until Allied countermeasures caught up.
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