Aircraft Photo of 229 | Fokker D.XXI | Netherlands - Air Force | AirHistory.net #510676
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:229
Aircraft Original Type:Fokker D.XXI
Aircraft Generic Type:Fokker D.XXI
Aircraft Version:Fokker D.XXI
C/n (msn):5502
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Air Force
Location
City / Area:Aalsmeerderbrug / Crash Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map
Country:Netherlands
Collection:CRASH Luchtoorlog & Verzetsmuseum '40-'45
 
Photo Date:22 October 2022
Photo by:Gert Jan Mentink
Photo ID: 510676
Photo Comment

The remains of the original Fokker D.XXI 229 were placed in a tube construction. The fighter was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf-109 near Nieuwkoop (NL) on 11 May 1940. The pilot, Roos, managed to survive. The Fokker was excavated from the soft soil on 12 June 1993. It can be seen in the CRASH museum in Aalsmeerderbrug (NL) Part of the wreckage served as a mould for the reconstruction of airworthy Fokker D.XXI PH-XXI

This photo is copyright © Gert Jan Mentink, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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