Entering the war already outdated, the Dutch Fokker D.XXI fought valiantly against German Bf 109s and later Soviet bombers in Finland. With rugged construction and simple design, just 400 were built, ...

A stately home that has hosted Iron Maiden concerts twice in the past is "delighted" to welcome them for a third time. The metal band from Leyton, east London, announced it would play a headline show ...

The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) will be acquiring four new Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft to replace its ageing Fokker 50s which have been in service since 1993. This was announced by Defence ...

On May 10, 1940, just 28 Dutch Fokker D.XXIs faced waves of German bombers and fighters. Outgunned and outnumbered, they still managed to shoot down Heinkels, Dorniers, and Bf 109s before being ...

As expected, Anthony Herman Gerard (“Tony”) Fokker resigned last week as director of engineering of General Aviation Corp. (General Motors subsidiary) and its subsidiary Fokker Aircraft Corp. of ...

Family and friends of the 29 people who died in the Fokker Friendship plane crash off Mackay's coast in 1960 have gathered to remember them. Nine schoolboys flying from Rockhampton were among those ...

After 65 years, the night Audrey Camilleri lost her brother in Queensland’s worst commercial air disaster is still fresh in her mind — but she fears the story will be forgotten in time. Over 100 ...

Henry Ford claimed the all-metal, three-engine airliner was “the safest airliner around”, and it was rugged, simple, and reliable. Over one hundred airlines from all over the world flew Ford’s “Tin ...

The market for virtualised end-user computing is growing fast and changing rapidly: amid the turmoil, new start-ups are vying for your attention IT architect Marco Simoncini was enjoying Friday ...

Beneath the palm trees in tropical Queensland, floral tributes will soon swamp a stone monument as loved ones from across the state mark 64 years since harrowing loss forever changed their families ...

CHICAGO—Fokker Services’ plans to open a U.S. repair shop for Collins Aerospace-manufactured integrated drive generators will help the MRO provider alleviate service supply constraints during a period ...

The Fokker F.VII, a pioneering civilian airliner, played a significant role in early aviation history, used by famous aviators like Richard Byrd and Charles Kingsford Smith for record-breaking flights ...