The Fokker B.II was a prototype

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shipboard reconnaissance

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built in the Netherlands in 1923.

Development

It was a conventional flying boat with a

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hull and sesquiplane wings braced with N-struts. The tractor configuration engine was mounted on the leading edge of the upper wing driving a four-bladed propeller. Open cockpits were provided for the crew under the upper wing and in a dorsal position amidships. The Royal Dutch Navy tested the prototype, but no production orders followed.

Specifications

References

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