How This Obsolescent Fighter Faced Off Against The Luftwaffe And The Soviets - Fokker D.XXI

One of the many interwar fighter designs, the Fokker D.XXI was caught in the midst of a paradigm shift between the earlier fixed gear biplane fighters of the 1920s and the new, sleek monoplane fighters of the late 30s and 40s. Sporting design characteristics of both, the D.XXI was no doubt an underdog heading into the Second World War - here is its story. Consider supporting us on Patreon:   / aviationdeepdive   Join our Discord community:   / discord   Donations to support the channel: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... Introduction 0:00 - 1:45 Initial Design Requirements 1:46 - 3:24 Fokker, The Company 3:26 - 7:35 Initial Testing 7:36 - 9:40 Initial Finnish Interest 9:41 - 12:08 First Series of Orders 12:09 - 13:37 In Danish Service 13:38 - 15:19 In Dutch Service 15:20 - 22:15 In Finnish Service 22:16 - 34:34 Sole Survivor 34:35 - 35:18 Reborn 35:19 - 36:11 Conclusion 36:12 - 37:21

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