Two-seat private aircraft. The first FK.44 was not eventually completed. This second and final example was delivered to banker Jacob Mees in August 1931. By the spring of 1932 it was used by the Rotterdamsche Aero Club, but it crashed in 1933. Photo from: Beeldbank Zeeland

Owned by the Batschari cigarette company at this time. Seized by Germans at Teuge in 1940. The owner was paid 3000 guilders. Used by Luftwaffe as a hack aircraft at Venlo as PA-XD. Written off there on 15 April 1942. Photo from: Zeeuws Archief

Designed by Theo Slot, the one-off S.12 was the first aircraft built by De Schelde, better known as a shipyard. It looks good but erroneous sawing had weakened the wooden wing structure and the three-seeater could not be flown with any passengers. The registration referred to owner Klaas de Geus van den Heuvel who was kind enough to take delivery of the aircraft nevertheless. Photo from: Gemeentearchief Vlissingen

The Balloon Park of the Danish army air arm took delivery of two Cierva autogyros in February 1936 and July 1937. In October 1940 M-1 and M-2 were sold to Sweden as SE-AKW and SE-AKZ. M-2 is seen at Vlissingen (Flushing), Netherlands, likely during its delivery flight. In the background are two locally built Scheldemusch light aircraft. Photo from: Gemeentearchief Vlissingen