The Fokker D.II was a German fighter biplane of World War I. It was a single-seat fighter aircraft developed before the Fokker D.I. It was based on the M.17 prototype, with single-bay unstaggered wings and a larger fuselage and shorter span than production D.IIs.

The Fokker D.XXI fighter was designed in 1935 by Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker in response to requirements laid out by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger, ML-KNIL).

The Fokker D.XXI is a Dutch single-seat fighter of wood and metal construction. Its first flight took place in February 1936. Since the type was intended for the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, the design focused on the simplicity of the structure and maintainability in demanding conditions.

In 1988, Fokker, in collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Air Force, built a beautiful D.XXI replica, which can be admired in the NMM in Soesterberg. There are sections of the D.XXI in The Netherlands (with some videos), In German service, in Finland (with some videos) and in Denmark/Sweden. Click on the photo to enlarge the photo.

An acrylic I did of a Fokker D-II fighter engaging a Nieuport 11 of the French air-force. This action took place during the famous Allied bombing raid on the German town of Oberndorf where the Mauser rifle factory was situated.

2021年3月4日 · Designed for use in the tropics of the Dutch empire and for rugged use on primitive fields, the Fokker D.XXI achieved fame in frozen Finland.

2023年9月11日 · Initially designed for use by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, the Fokker D.XXI never actually fought in South-East Asia. Instead, its combat potential was realized in the short but intense campaign mounted by the Dutch military against the …

From the fragile D.II biplane of 1915 to the robust D.XXI fighter of 1936 followed by the last “D” model, the revolutionary D.XXIII of 1939. A number of “D” types have also been built under license in various countries outside Germany and the Netherlands.

Powered by a 300hp Hispano-Suiza 8Fb eight-cylinder water-cooled engine and carrying an armament of two synchronised 7.92mm LMG 08/15 machine guns, the D XI had a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage and plywood covered wooden wings.

The Fokker D.II The Fokker Eindeckers were popular with German pilots, but that feeling was slightly different with the subsequent biplanes. In terms of performance, the Fokker D.II and D.III had to admit their superiority to competitors such as the Halberstadt D.II and the Albatros fighters.