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c/n 8417/18 One of only six remaining original Fokker DVII airframes, this example was left at Ostend, Belguim by retreating German forces in 1918. It is thought to have joined the Belgian Air Force, who operated the type until 1931. One of three to be civil registered in Belgium, it was later recovered from Versailles, France, in 1937 and returned to the UK to join the famous Nash collection. In 1953 the collection was purchased by the Royal Aeronautical Society and the DVII made several static public appearances at various events, along with other collection aircraft. In 1963 the collection aircraft were loaned to the RAF Museum and in 1966 the DVII was restored at RAF Henlow. After another string of appearances the aircraft finally went on permanent display at Hendon in 1979. A full and proper restoration began in 1993, with the aeroplane being returned as closely as possible to it’s 1918 condition. It returned to Hendon in 1997 and having previously been on display in the Milestones Building, it is now on display as part of the WW1 exhibition in the Grahame-White Hangar RAF Museum, Hendon, London, UK.

22-3-2015
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Source Fokker D.VII ‘8417/18’
Author Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK
Camera location51° 35′ 46.71″ N, 0° 14′ 16.67″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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