
The Gabriel Eindecker of 1912 was a copy of the Fokker Spinne built by twin brothers Willi and Walter Gabriel of Bromberg, Germany, just 18 years old at the time. It was the third flying machine that the brothers had built – aptly a two-seater – on which Willi earned his pilot’s brevet on August 12, 1912. Both Willi and Walter went on to become fighter pilots during World War One – Willi, an ace.