Aircraft Photo of 212 | Fokker D.XXI | Netherlands - Air Force | AirHistory.net #291497
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:212
Aircraft Original Type:Fokker D.XXI
Aircraft Generic Type:Fokker D.XXI
Aircraft Version:Fokker D.XXI
C/n (msn):5485
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Utrecht - SoesterbergMap
Country:Netherlands
Airport Codes:ICAO: EHSB   IATA: UTC   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:31 August 1938 to 31 October 1939
Photo from:Kas van Zonneveld Collection
Photo ID: 291497
Photo Comment

The aircraft first flew on May 26, 1938 and entered service on August 12, 1938. In May 1940 it was equipped with a radio, making it only 1 of 3 radio-equipped aircraft out of all D.XXI's. The aircraft made 6 wartime flights and was burned at Schiphol during the capitulation. The aircraft was part of the 1 JaVA of the 2 aviation regiment at Ypenburg.

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