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Fokker S-14 Machtrainer by Nico Braas and Willem Vredeling
Last week, on 22 October 2009 the first batch of the Fokker S-14 book finally arrived at the publisher’s office at Maarssen. First book sales took place on Saturday 24 October during the large IPMS Euro Scaling event at Nieuwegein. The book is the result of almost 3 years of intensive research both by me [...]
Climb
The Fokker S-14 Derwent powered prototype shown during a rolling climb. It was flown by Fokker test pilot Gerben Sonderman, who was later tragically killed in this plane during a demonstration in the United States. This artwork is dedicated to this great pilot! The same art present airplane which never becomes NATO principal trainer and [...]
Fokker S-14 Machtrainer
When Germany capitulated in May 1945 and German troops left the Netherlands, there was not much left of the national aircraft industry. The Fokker works at Amsterdam-Noord were practically destroyed and any equipment still left was looted by the retreating German forces. Also the Fokker workshop at Schiphol-Airport was practically non-existing by that time. Much [...]
