The Fokker D.XXI was designed in 1935 as a fighter aircraft, 148 aircraft were built. PH-XXI is a rebuild from original plans, using various original parts. It took over 10 years of planning and restoring, but the result is magnificent. The original 229 was involved in the blitzkrieg in which the German Forces attacked The Netherlands in May 1940. It was one of the few aircraft that were able to offer resistance, but eventually it was shot down. Some of the wreckage was recovered and is on display at the Crash '40-'45 museum in Aalsmeerderbrug/Rijsenhout.

Landing after a nice display over the airfield.

The conclusion of a 10-year project; building an original and airworthy Fokker D.21 (with the use of lots of original parts as well). The restoration project started in in May 2014, although the plans were set in motion well before that. After extensive testing, the airworthiness certificate was received in June 2023, which meant that their open day would be the first public showcasing of the aircraft. it flew a short display over the airfield, a wonderful sight and definitely a great sound!

Jack van Egmond's Fokker D.21 - a terrific addition to the warbird scene. Incredibly, it is powered by a factory-fresh Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial which the Dutch MoD still had in its crate somewhere. The original D.21 usually had a Bristol Mercury. One Spanish D.21 flew with a Cyclone or Soviet Shvetsov M-25 variant, however, and the old Cyclone installation design by Fokker helped the certification process for this gorgeous replica.

Firing up the recently completed and flown new built Fokker D.XXI fighter. Tom Wilps, the grandson of the builder Jack van Egmond sr. stands next to the port wingtip

Replica of Fokker D-XXI, now in NMM Soesterberg. this picture was taken for the 75th anniversary of the Netherlands air force. In 1979 Fokker started license building the F-16, hence aircraft pictured together.

Replica of Fokker D-21 now in Nationaal Militair Museum, Soesterberg. Used original Danish parts for the fuselage and a Bristol Mercury engine. In 1979 Fokker started licence building the F-16.

This replica of this small but rugged Dutch fighter is now on display in these Dutch WWII neutrality period markings at the Nationaal Militair Museum located at the former Soesterberg Air Base near Utrecht.

Fokker's D.21 (or D.XXI) fighter. This Fokker-built replica is pretty good although it has thick 'Finnish' undercarriage leg fairings. Unfortunately this nice exhibit is very poorly displayed in the new Military Museum at EHSB.

The D.21 or D.XXI was the closest thing to the Spitfire for three minor nations - Finland, Denmark, and Holland - in 1940, when Dutch military aircraft wore orange nationality markings. Serving with the White Mice squadron, the real 221 (c/n 5494), flown by Lt Herman Doppenberg, shot down a Bf 109 over Den Helder on 10 May 1940.