Fokker D.XVII
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Fokker D.XVII, was a 1930s Dutch sesquiplane developed by Fokker. It was the last fabric-covered biplane fighter they developed in a lineage that extended back to the First World War Fokker D.VII.
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The Curtiss Conqueror powered D.XVII prototype.
The German invasion of the Netherlands, otherwise known as the Battle of the Netherlands, was a military campaign, part of Case Yellow, the Nazi German invasion of the Low Countries and France during
Fokker D.XVII
…aircraft was obsolete and remaining examples were transferred to the LVA Flying School for fighter pilot training however they saw some action during the Battle of the Netherlands, escorting Fokker C.Vs and C.Xs on bombing missions. When the Netherlands surrendered to the Germans, all surviving aircraft were set on fire. Airspeed…
The centre of Rotterdam destroyed after being bombed by the Luftwaffe
Dutch soldiers on guard, November 1939
Dutch troops close the barrier of the Nijmegen Waal bridge during the Albania crisis.
Major Dutch defence lines