Fokker T.VIII

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The Fokker T.VIII was a Dutch twin-engined maritime reconnaissance and torpedo bomber seaplane used primarily during the late 1930s and early World War II.

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Fokker T.VIII (some variants) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military aircraft
seaplane
torpedo bomber
aircraftCategory multiengine seaplane
aircraftConfiguration twin-engined
aircraftConstruction mixed construction
aircraftRole maritime reconnaissance
torpedo bombing
aircraftType floatplane
patrol bomber
armamentCapability bombs
torpedoes
basedOnEnvironment maritime
countryOfOrigin Netherlands
crewSizeApproximate 3–4
designedBy Fokker design team NERFINISHED
designedFor anti-shipping operations
maritime patrol
firstFlightDate 1938
historicalEra World War II era NERFINISHED
interwar period
introducedInPeriod late 1930s
manufacturer Fokker NERFINISHED
numberOfEngines 2
operatedBy Luftwaffe NERFINISHED
Royal Netherlands Navy NERFINISHED
powerplantType piston engine
primaryUser Royal Netherlands Navy NERFINISHED
status retired
takeoffAndLanding water
usedBy Germany NERFINISHED
Netherlands NERFINISHED
usedDuringPeriod early World War II
usedFor coastal patrol
convoy escort
reconnaissance over sea
usedInConflict World War II
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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Bristol Pegasus radial engine usedInAircraft Fokker T.VIII
subject surface form: Bristol Pegasus
this entity surface form: Fokker T.VIII (some variants)