Fokker D.VII 266 Luchtvaart Afdeling
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This D.VII,
with c/n 2523, is one of the 142 D.VII’s shipped to the USA after
World War 1. It was registered on the US civil register, and was used in
the movies Hell’s Angels and Men With Wings.
After going through several owners, it ended up in the Wings and Wheels
collection. From there, it was bought in 1981 by the Fokker company for
US$50.000. It arrived at the end of 1981 in The Netherlands, and was
transported to the museum a year later. The D.VII was completely
rebuilt, and put on display in the museum as ‘266’ from the
Dutch LVA.