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Klaas Willem Jonker
(Wilko)
† April 30, 2018

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

This website will be maintained by different people for as long as possible, so that other enthusiasts can continue to benefit from extensive content.

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This aircraft was used by the LVA as multi engine trainer, especially for the Fokker G.I and the Fokker T.V. In 1938 an example of this type, D-OQYT was tested at air base Soesterberg.
Koolhoven had offered the FK-57M, a trainer version of the FK-57, but this aircraft had to be developed at that time.
The Weihe was already in use in Germany at that time. It was decided to buy five aircraft of the FW-58B-2.  The Weihe was meant to replace two examples of the the outdated Fokker F.VIIa/3m, 801 and 803. The third Fokker 802 had just been revised.

The first three aircraft, serialled 195 - 197, arrived in may 1939 and were finished according the LVA specifications.

In February 1940 the two remaining Weihes were delivered. These were finished according to the German specifications because of the now broken out war. These had washable German marking applied and were flown to Eelde by German pilots. These two aircraft were most probably RLM Grau.

The first three examples had the Dutch roundels applied, but in a wrong way. The were rotated 240 degrees clockwise. In September these roundels were replaced with the orange triangle.
All aircraft were based at the flying school 'De Vlijt", on the isle of Texel.
Weihe 198 was lost during a hospital flight from Texel to Den Helder, due to an emergency landing in sea.

May 1940 two aircraft were at "De Vlijt" and were lost because of the bombardments. One aircraft was in maintenance at Schiphol and the fourth Weihe was stationed at Waalhaven; these were also lost.

Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe 199.
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe 199.
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Lestoestel Focke Wulf
Focke Wulf "Weihe" of the LVA at naval air station De Kooy.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe met passagiers op Texel voor vertrek naar Soesterberg op 20 november 1939. Van links naar rechts de heren Aarts, Ottes, Lub, Nijhuis en Kuhn. De vlieger was adjudant D.H. Lambermont.
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe with passengers at Texel, ready for departure to Soesterberg on November 20 1939. From left to right Aarts, Ottes, Lub, Nijhuis and Kuhn. The pilot was adjudant D.H. Lambermont.
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Detail romp en cockpit Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe.
Detail fuselage and cockpit of a Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 58.
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe 199.
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe 199.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe 198.
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe 199.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 58 op Texel.
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 at De Vlijt, Texel.
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Wrak Focke-Wulf Fw 58 197 op Texel.
Wreck of Focke-Wulf Fw 58 197 at Texel.
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