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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Fokker D.XXI

On this day in aviation history, 89 years ago-March 27, 1936-the first flight of the Fokker D.XXI took place. Designed in 1935 to meet a request from the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force, ...
Poughkeepsie Journal

What to know about replica WWI plane involved in Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome fatal crash

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York canceled its remaining air shows for the season after a World War I replica plane crashed on Oct. 5, killing 60-year-old pilot and board member Brian Coughlin.
Newsday

At Cradle of Aviation Museum, restoration of WWI Fokker D.VII replica almost complete

Historians consider it one of the best planes of World War I, maybe the best. After the war, it was the first fighter stationed at Mitchel Field, then a fledgling military base adjacent to Roosevelt ...
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Fokker D.VII

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Single-engine, single-seat, German World War I biplane fighter; 160-horsepower Mercedes D.IIIa water-cooled engine.