Fokker D.XXI Country: Netherlands Type: Fighter Manufacturer: Fokker Service: 1938 - 1940 First Flight: 27 March 1936 Production: 155

The Fokker D.XXI fighter was designed in 1935 for use by the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (ML-KNIL). As such, it was designed as a cheap and small, but rugged aircraft, which had respectable performance for its time. Entering service prior to World War II, it was deployed by the Luchtvaartafdeling (Dutch Army Aviation Group) during the German invasion in May 1940. Denmark also operated a few Fokker D.XXI fighters by the time of the German occupation. Finland used the fighter during its wars with the Soviet Union. A few D.XXI fighters were also built by the Carmoli factory before the factory fell into Nationalist hands during the Spanish Civil War.

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