Fokker went into bankruptcy in 1996, and its operations were sold to competitors. In 1919 the company moved its operations to the Netherlands.ĭuring its most successful period in the 1920s and 1930s, it dominated the civil aviation market.
It was founded in 1912 in Berlin, Germany, and became famous for its fighter aircraft in World War I. The company operated under several different names. 'Royal Dutch Aircraft Factory Fokker'), was a Dutch aircraft manufacturer named after its founder, Anthony Fokker. Koninklijke Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker ( lit. Anthony Fokker, Reinhold Platz, Walter Rethelįokker, legally N.V.