Fokker M.8

The Fokker M.8 (A-1)

The M.8 was built in September 1914, mainly as a reconnaissance aircraft but could also operate as a training or fighter aircraft.
It had a 7-cylinder 80 hp Oberursel UO rotary engine and reached 134 km/h.
The M.8 was a two-seat shoulder-mounted fighter, providing good ground visibility. This was necessary for artillery observation.

The M.8 was the first (interned) Fokker aircraft of the Dutch LVA, Aviation Department.
The German company Halberstadt built the M.8 under license as the Halberstadt AI.

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M.8, interned by France.
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M.8 Sumpfhuhn (Waterhoen).
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M.8 with naval personnel. And . . . . a nose wheel.
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M.8 with the opening between the fuselage and wing clearly visible. The opening was important for good ground observation for artillery.
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M.8 wing loading test with 27 persons.
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M.8
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M.8 left lateral view.
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M.8 for a tent hangar.
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M.8 nose section.
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M.8
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M.8 examined by interested parties.
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An M.8 built under license by Halberstadt. Halberstadt, as the license builder, calls it the A-1.
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M.8 with a 25-round, semi-automatic Mauser rifle.
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Static test on the M.8.
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Pilot and observer in the M.8.
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M.8 production at the Schwerin factory.
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M.8 profile with the LVA painting.
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M.8 transport by train to the front. This photo was taken in almost the same situation as an enlarged photo at Aviodrome Lelystad. It is certain that the brothers Manfred and Lothar Von Richthofen are among them. On the left is another truck, presumably carrying an aircraft delivered by road. It is noteworthy that the Austro-Hungarian coat of arms is on the back. From Halberstadt, after all?
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M.8 wn 97 of the LVA, later LA-34.
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This M.8 was interned by the Netherlands in 1915 and used by the LVA as the LA-34. Its markings are orange spheres on the wing and an orange tailplane. Incidentally, this is the FIRST Fokker aircraft to enter service in the Netherlands.
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Photo of the M.8 that made a forced landing in the Netherlands on September 8, 1916. Its Fliegertruppe designation was 20/16, and the LVA assigned it to its training aircraft group as the LA-34. Until March 1917, this LA-34 was used as a training aircraft and artillery fighter. A striking feature was the side view between the fuselage and wing, which provided the pilot with a good view of ground artillery. Some M.8 aircraft had two seats for training purposes.
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The LVA LA-34 has crashed.
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The M.8 wn 97, still in German colour scheme, on transport.
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M.8 with registration S 1. S was the designation for “Schulflugzeuge”, training aircraft.
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M.8 wn 120 with registration S 9 crashed.
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Once again the S 9 in nose position after the crash.
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The S 9 completely stands out in the field.
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The S 9 now on a transport cart after the crash.
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M.8 wn 121. The German registration is A 196/14
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The 00.13 for the KuK Austro-Hungarian army.
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