| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 277 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker D.XVI |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker D.XVI |
| Aircraft Version: | Fokker D.XVI |
| C/n (msn): | 5272 |
| Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Utrecht - SoesterbergMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHSB IATA: UTC Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1932 |
| Photo from: | Kas van Zonneveld Collection |
| Photo ID: | 291928 |
| Photo Comment |
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14 Fokker D.XVI's (275 - 288) were delivered, of which the first few aircraft had a Jaguar engine. They were troublesome engines which often caused problems and the need for a revision well before the indicated maximum flight hours of the engine. 277 was equipped with a Panther engine in July 1932 and set an altitude record (9587 m / 31,453 ft) in June 1932. In 1935 the aircraft was equipped with a different Panther engine and a three-bladed prop (with no armament). The aircraft was eventually taken by the Germans at Texel. The pilot here is Gerhard Sandberg. This photo was added on 23 October 2020, and has since been viewed 429 times. |