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The 36 Fokkers D-XXl of the
Luchtvaartafdeling (Dutch Army Air Corps) were in action in the attack of
Germany in may 1940 but where no opponent to the much stronger and more modern
Luftwaffe fighters . Another problem was because of defense cuts in the late
thirties not all aircraft where equipped with radio's so coordinating the
actions in the air where very difficult. After the first day of fighting
all the still operational aircraft where
directed to a small hidden airfield nearby Amsterdam called Buiksloot.
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From this airfield
the brave aviators fought for four days against the much stronger Luftwaffe.
After the capitulation some airworthy Fokkers where used by the Germans for
testing. There are three 1/1 D-XXl in museums. One original D-XXl (engine and
front of the fuselage) is in the Crashmuseum in Abbenes and two replica's one in
the Finnish Air Force museum and one in the Militaire Luchtvaart Museum in
Soesterberg Holland.
The model is the 1/32 vacuform
made by ID models. A very basic kit so a lot of scratchbuilding was needed to
make a nice model. For detailing the cockpit I have used the photo etched parts
from the 1/48 classic airframes kit and scaled these up on a photocopier. On the
copies I built the frames from Evergreen struts to make a very strong frame. The
engine, the engine cowling and the wheels came from a crashed Revell
Curtis BFC. The engine is modified to look as the Bristol Mecury. In one of the
wings the machinegun bay is opened up. The model is painted with Humbrol paints
and the decals came from Dutch Decal.
Henk
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