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Klaas Willem Jonker
(Wilko)
† April 30, 2018

On Monday, April 30, 2018, Wilko Jonker passed away after a long illness at the age of 58. He leaves behind a wife and two children. The Dutch military aviation and plastic model building were his hobby and on this website he has shared all the knowledge he has gathered about it over the many years. His hobby was able to distract him from the raging disease in his body until the last week of his life. The contacts with other hobbyists were a major support for him.

Fokker F.VII/3m

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Technical information Fokker F.VIIa/3m
Dimensions:
Length: 14,6 m Wingspan: 19,3 m
Height: 3,9 m Wing area: - m2
Weights:
Empty Weight 2150 kg Max. start weight: 3600 kg
Dimensions:
Cruising speed: 170 km/hr Max. speed: 190 km/hr
Climbing speed: - m/min Landing speed: 75 km/hr
Service ceiling: 4750 m Range: 1000 km
Miscellaneous:
Engine type: Three Wright J65-W-7 rated 350 hp
Crew: -
Armament: -

 

Technical information Fokker F.VIIB/3m Ml-KNIL
Dimensions:
Length: 14,6 m Wingspan: 21,7 m
Height: 3,9 m Wing area: - m2
Weights:
Empty Weight 3050 kg Max. start weight: 5200 kg
Dimensions:
Cruising speed: 170 km/hr Max. speed: 210 km/hr
Climbing speed: - m/min    
Service ceiling: 4250 m Range: 1240 km
Miscellaneous:
Engine type: Three Wright J-5 Whirlwind rated 300 hp
Crew: -
Armament:  -

 


In Service with LVA and NEIAF.

In service with the LVA

Information about Dutch aircraft.

Photo of a group of some military in front of a Fokker F-VIIa/3m at air field Haamstede.
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
Because of an engine failure on April 10 1928 Fokker FVIIa/3m serialled "803", crashed in the garden of the Soesterberg post office.
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Fokker F.VIIa/3m of the LVA.
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Fokker F.7a/3m, serial 803, at air base Waalhaven, with bomb racks for 700 kg bombs.
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Fokker F.7a/3m 801 at Soesterberg air base equipped with bomb racks.
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Fokker F.7a/3m, serial 802, in flight. 
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Fokker F.7a/3m, 803 and 801, at air field Schiphol in 1938.
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Detail center and  left engine of a Fokker F.7a/3m.
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Fokker F.7a/3m. Cockpit
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Fokker F.7a/3m. Constructing the wing at LVB.
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Fokker F.7a/3m, 801, at air base Soesterberg.
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Maximum bomb load of a Fokker F.7a/3m, to know 4x50 kg plus 3x100 kg plus  4x50 kg. = 700 kg.
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In service with the NEIAF

Information about Dutch aircraft.

 


Fokker F.VII/3m

 

 


Serial overview NEIAF and LVA.

Serial overview Fokker F.VIIB/3m ML-KNIL.

Serial Constr. nr. Date in service Date out of service Notes
F.T.A.1 5069 06-1936   Taken over from KNILM. Was PK-AFA.
F.T.A.2 5071 12-1936   Taken over from KNILM. Was PK-AFC.

 

Serial overview Fokker F.VIIa/3m LVA.

Serial Constr. nr. Date in service Date out of service Notes
801     13-05-1940 Lost after bombardment Haamstede
802     10-05-1940 Lost after bombardment Haamstede
803        

 


1/72nd Scale

Kits

  • Broplan
    • Kit MS014: Fokker F.VIIb/3m Bomber
    • Kit --: Vacu formed kit of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m Passenger variant
    • Kit MS23: Fokker F.VIIa/1m, Passenger variant with Lorraine engine
  • Frog/Novo
    • Kit F175: An old injection moulded kit of the Southern Cross, the fuselage and tail needs to be corrected.
  • Valom
    • Kit 72037: A model of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m (LOT Polish Airlines)
    • Kit 72038: A model of a Avia F.VIIb (Czechoslovak CSA and CLS Airlines)
    • Kit 72047: A model of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m Josephine Ford
    • Kit 72054: A model of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m Spanish Civil War
    • Kit 72064: A model of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m Spanish bomber
    • Kit 72070 / 72071 / 72072: Fokker F.VIIb/3m  KLM / Japan / Southern Cross.
  • Svezda
    • Kit 72037: A model of a Fokker F.VIIb/3m. (ex Frog)

Modelling add-on

  • Aeroclub
    • Set E017: 9 cyl. Wright J5 Whirlwind (Diverse US)
  • Ardpol
    • Set AC003: Een resin Wright Whirlwind motor

Decals

  • Dutch Profile
    • Set PS9072: Set decals voor vliegtuigen uit Mei 1940 (Fokker TV, Fokker FVII/3m, Fokker G1, NA57 en FK51)

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Scheme Colour name FS number WEM Humbrol XtraColor Vallejo Model Color Vallejo Model Air
Fokker F.VIIa/3m LVA
Standard #1 Fuselage:Sides and upper surfaces. LVA Khaki   AC D04 29? / 155? x2? /x251? 70.921? / 70.887  
Fuselage: lower surfaces LVA Blue   AC D05 115 ? X-214?    
Wings Doped linen     121 X105    
Fokker F.VIIB/3, ML-KNIL
Standard #1 Fuselage Khaki   AC D04 29? / 155? x2? /x251? 70.921? / 70.887  
Wings, etc. Aluminium Dope     191 / 56 X216 70.864  

Check www.paint4models.com for an extensive conversion table with lots of colour and paint systems.

The nose of the Fokkers F.VIIA/3m was initially unpainted,. Later it was painted in LVA Khaki, but not on all aircraft.
The font of the serial varied between the curled (jugendstil) style and the modern more tight font. Both were used together.

Fokker FVIIA3M
Delivery scheme Fokker F.VIIA/3m LVA with bare metal nose and lacquered wooden wing. Serial in curled style.
Fokker FVIIA3M
Colour scheme Fokker F.VIIA/3m LVA with serial in the modern font.
Fokker FVIIA3M
Colour scheme Fokker F.VIIA/3m LVA with orange triangles an rudder from September 1939 and on. Here the nose is sprayed in LVA khaki.

 

Fokker FVIIB3M 1 SMALL
Colour scheme Fokker F.VIIB/3m NEIAF.

 


Literature.

AVIA: 33e jaargang nummer 10: Vliegtuig-Informatie: Fokker F-VII (H-NACC)   Pag. 289 - 291 1974 Uitgevers Wyt, Rotterdam
AVIA; 33e jaargang nummer 12: Vliegtuig-Informatie: Fokker F-VII (H-NACC)   Pag. 369 - 370 1974 Uitgevers Wyt, Rotterdam
AVIA: 34e jaargang nummer 4: Vliegtuiginformatie: Fokker F-VIIa (deel 1) Thijs Postma & F. Zandvliet Pag. 114 - 115 1975 Uitgevers Wyt, Rotterdam
AVIA: 34e jaargang nummer 5: Vliegtuiginformatie: Fokker F-VIIa (deel 2) Thijs Postma & F. Zandvliet Pag. 158 - 159 1975 Uitgevers Wyt, Rotterdam
AVIA: 34e jaargang nummer 6: Vliegtuiginformatie: Fokker F-VIIa (deel 3) Thijs Postma & F. Zandvliet Pag. 196 - 197 1975 Uitgevers Wyt, Rotterdam
Nederlandse Militaire Luchtvaart in Beeld. deel 1. Hugo Hooftman Pag. 114 - 117 1977 Uitgever: Europese Bibliotheek, Zaltbommel
Fokker, Bouwer aan de wereldluchtvaart Thijs Postma Pag. 62 - 63; 76 - 77 1979 Uitgever: Unieboek b.v., Houten
De Nederlandse Vliegtuigen: Alle vliegtuigen ooit in Nederland ontworpen en gebouwd Theo Wesselink & Thijs Postma Pag. 42 - 46 1982 Uitgever: Romen Luchtvaart, Haarlem
KLu Vliegtuigen: De vliegtuigen van de Koninklijke Luchtmacht vanaf 1913 Wim Schoenmaker & Thijs Postma Pag. 44 1987 Uitgeverij De Alk, Alkmaar
Van Luchtvaartafdeling tot Koninklijke Luchtmacht 75 jaar Militaire Luchtvaart in Nederland Koos van de Berg Pag. 18 1987 Uitgever: Rebo Produkties, Sassenheim
Luchtvaartwereld; 6e jaargang nummer 3: De Fokkker F.VIIa/3m's van de luchtvaart-afdeeling Theo Wesselink Pag. 85 - 91 1989 Uitgeverij Ten Brink, Meppel
Camouflage en Kentekens J.Greuter e.a.   1997 Bonneville – Bergen (NH)

 

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