Fokker 7 C-2

Fokker 7 C-2

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08/31/2007. The model 7 was developed from the Dutch F.VIIb-3m and built by Fokker Aircraft Corp. of America for the USAAC as the C-2. Commander Richard Byrd choose the type to cross the Atlantic as it was very similar to the Fokker F.VIIa-3m used for his Arctic flight on June 9, 1926.

The nickname for this type was "Tri-motor".


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08/31/2007. The model 7 was developed from the Dutch F.VIIb-3m and built by Fokker Aircraft Corp. of America for the USAAC as the C-2. Commander Richard Byrd choose the type to cross the Atlantic as it was very similar to the Fokker F.VIIa-3m used for his Arctic flight on June 9, 1926. The nickname for this type was "Tri-motor".