Fokker D-XXI 229 at Hoogeveen airfield.
The Fokker D.XXI (or D.21) was a fighter aircraft developed by Fokker in the '30s of the last century.
The "Luchtvaartafdeeling der Koninklijke Landmacht" (LVA) had this type of fighter at its disposal in the May days of 1940, among other things, and used it to fight the Luftwaffe. Although the Fokker D.XXI, together with the other operational type, the Fokker G-1, performed reasonably well against the more modern aircraft of the Luftwaffe, the quantitative and qualitative superiority of the German enemy was ultimately the deciding factor.
On Saturday, 8 July 2023, the "factory new" Fokker D-XXI 229 was shown and pre-flown to the attending public amid great interest. This photo was taken on this day.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…