Air International 1986-11
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B.van der Klaauw - Frustrated Fokker /Warbirds/
T Vs and D XXI fighters at Schiphol during the mobilisation period in September 1939. It is noteworthy that the aircraft were lined up along the edge of the perimeter track, presenting an ideal target for any intruder with malicious intent.
T Vs of the Bom Va lined up at Schiphol during the summer of 1939
The second (No 851) T V as delivered to the C-Patrouille of the newly-created Bom Va in 1938. No 851 was in Hangar C at Schiphol being cannibalised for spares on 10 May 1940, aircraft thus not seeing operational use.
A close-up of the nose of the first T V showing graphically its "built-in headwind" of flat glazed panels
The first aircraft photographed on 27 September 1937 immediately after final assembly at Schiphol. This aircraft was to be shot down on the second day of Dutch participation in WWII, being, in fact, one of the last two surviving examples of its genre.
The third (No 852) T Vs as delivered to the C-Patrouille of the newly-created Bom Va in 1938. No 852 was undergoing repair, aircraft thus not seeing operational use.
The 14th T V (No 863) photographed at Schiphol late 1939. This aircraft lacked armament at the time of the Wehrmacht invasion and was destroyed at Schiphol on the first day.
No 852 is seen at Schiphol after the Dutch capitulation. The aircraft lacks armament, propellers, engine cowlings and the port aileron.
Fokker T V
T V (September 1935)
T V (March 1937)
T V (Production)
T V (December 1935)