Fokker G.1

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02/28/2007. Remarks by Bernhard Klein: "Designed by Ir. M. Deeling and Dr. Ir. Erich Schatski under design number 129, this type created a stir at the 15th Paris Air Show in November 1936. Press reviews were very favorable as in this quote from the Sunday Express: "...last week the entire aviation world saw that its ideas have to be changed. Anthony Fokker's latest warplane was responsible. For the second time the Dutchman has changed military ideas...".

On March 16, 1937, the prototype flew for the first time from the airfield Welschap near Eindhoven with the Czech test pilot Marecs at the controls. Later the prototype was re-engined with 750 hp Pratt & Whitney SB4-G Twin Wasps and serialed 340. It is asumed that the aircarft was burned in a bomb attack at Schiphol in May 1940.

The 'X-2' is a manufacturers test marking, equivalent to the British 'Class B' marking. Three letters were assigned: 'X' to Fokker, 'Y' to Pander (later De Schelde) and 'Z' to Koolhoven."


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02/28/2007. Remarks by Bernhard Klein: "Designed by Ir. M. Deeling and Dr. Ir. Erich Schatski under design number 129, this type created a stir at the 15th Paris Air Show in November 1936. Press reviews were very favorable as in this quote from the Sunday Express: "...last week the entire aviation world saw that its ideas have to be changed. Anthony Fokker's latest warplane was responsible. For the second time the Dutchman has changed military ideas...". On March 16, 1937, the prototype flew for the first time from the airfield Welschap near Eindhoven with the Czech test pilot Marecs at the controls. Later the prototype was re-engined with 750 hp Pratt & Whitney SB4-G Twin Wasps and serialed 340. It is asumed that the aircarft was burned in a bomb attack at Schiphol in May 1940. The 'X-2' is a manufacturers test marking, equivalent to the British 'Class B' marking. Three letters were assigned: 'X' to Fokker, 'Y' to Pander (later De Schelde) and 'Z' to Koolhoven."