A total of 320 Fokker Dr.Is were built during World War I, and the aircraft quickly gained a reputation as one of the most formidable fighters of the conflict. Its legacy endured well beyond the war.

By war’s end, 13 Army Air Service squadrons, five of them bomber squadrons, were equipped with DH-4s. On May 11, 1918, the first DH-4 Liberty airplanes were delivered to France.

A lost piece of Dutch aviation history is coming home. In September 2025, the National Military Museum will showcase a rare Fokker D.VII fighter, a World War I-era aircraft with a mysterious past.