Ever seen a real Fokker before?

Only in WWI documentaries.

Yep. .. But I like yours more This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at April 15, 2017 2:02 PM MDT

Don't think so.   I've seen a few biplanes but hell if I know what kind they were.   The old rotary engines were pretty cool to see running.

So weak they needed 3 wings.

Rooster, I have never seen a Fokker other than photos.

I learned of them because my neighbor on Mt. Baker had a grove of virgin Sitka spruce on his parents' original 1890's homestead...one of the last virgin groves, only survived WWI logging because it was so high on the mountain the war ended before logging crews got up that far.

So I learned about the Sopwith Triplane, which required the Sitka's strong straight-grain wood. And from there I read of Germany's Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the World War One ace who flew the Fokker on his last nineteen missions, and I am quite certain he was flying a Fokker when he was killed in 1918.

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I don't know if this is true, but I also read they were never quite certain who brought the Red Baron down, because that pilot never took the credit...his way of honouring the skill and courage of a noble enemy.

Even at age 80, my friend Jake was six feet tall...so you can see how massive this spruce is. I am sure they must have used wood in the Fokkers, maybe even spruce?

This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at April 15, 2017 2:05 PM MDT

No I haven't but I heard a story that, long after the war, a BBC journalist was interviewing a German pilot who had been shot down during the Battle of Britain. 

"Herr Schneider," he said, "I understand you were shot down by one of your own planes." 
"Ja. Zis iss korrect." 
"How did that happen." 
"I vas on a bombing run when zis fokker..." 
"Ah, ladies and gentleman, I should explain that Fokker is a make of aircraft. Isn't that so, Herr Schneider?" 
"Zis is also korrect, but zis fokker was flying a Heinkel..." 

There's a small airport near my house, and a lot of hobbyists rent hangars to work on vintage planes. Not sure if any of them are Fokkers; they all seemed nice enough.

I've gone to a few air shows in the past and there was always a Fokker.  The shows were a lot of fun to watch.  There was always one purposeful near miss.