The Walter Redfern Company, also called Redfern Plans, was an American aircraft manufacturer based in

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and founded by Walter "Wimpy" Redfern. The company specialized in the design and provision of plans for

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, particularly replica aircraft of the

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.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 242. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Downey, Julia: ''1999 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 16, Number 1, January 1999, pages 66-67. Primedia Publications. Downey, Julia: ''2001 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 1, January 2001, page 26. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. Downey, Julia: ''2002 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 19, Number 1, January 2002, page 27. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. Downey, Julia: ''2003 Plans Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 20, Number 1, January 2003, page 26. Primedia Publications. Redfern's plans were adapted from the original aircraft drawings with assistance from Peter M. Bowers and Reinhold Platz, one of the original design team for the Fokker DR1. Platz continued to collaborate with Redfern until the former's death in 1966. Redfern built his first aircraft, a Knight Twister in 1949 and completed 15 aircraft before his death in 1996, including five Redfern Fokker Dr.1 models. One of his DR.1s is in the AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Another Redfern-constructed aircraft, a Fokker D.VI, is in a

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museum. After Redfern's death in 1996 his family continued to supply plans for sometime, although they appeared to be no longer available in 2014.

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