Fokker
Sign in to saveFokker (; ) was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer that operated from 1912 to 1996. The company was founded by the Dutch aviator Anthony Fokker and became famous during World War I for its fighter aircraft. During its most successful period in the 1920s and 1930s, Fokker dominated the civil aviation market. The company's fortunes declined over the course of the late 20th century; it declared bankruptcy in 1996, and its operations were sold to competitors.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Fokker
- Company.logo
- center|Logo of Fokker company.
- Company.fate
- Bankruptcy
- Company.founder
- Anthony Fokker
- Company.foundation
- 22 February 1912
- Company.defunct
- 1996
- Company.location
- Berlin, Germany (former)Schwerin, Germany (former)Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Company.industry
- Aerospace
- Company.key_people
- Anthony Fokker, Reinhold Platz, Walter Rethel
- Company.products
- Commercial airlinersMilitary aircraft
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19 sectionsContents
- History
- Fokker in Germany
- World War I
- Return to the Netherlands
- 1920s and 1930s
- World War II
- Post–World War II rebuilding
- Aerospace
- Fokker 50, Fokker 100, and Fokker 70
- Bankruptcy
- Aircraft and pilots
- Aircraft
- 1912–1921
- 1922–1940
- Fokker-Atlantic designs
- 1945–1996
- References
- Sources
- External links
Fokker (; ) was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer that operated from 1912 to 1996. The company was founded by the Dutch aviator Anthony Fokker and became famous during World War I for its fighter aircraft. During its most successful period in the 1920s and 1930s, Fokker dominated the civil aviation market. The company's fortunes declined over the course of the late 20th century; it declared bankruptcy in 1996, and its operations were sold to competitors.
==History== thumb|right|Fokker's first airplane, the Spin (Spider) (1910)
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