Fokker F.XXII

Fokker F.XXII
Swedish Fokker F.XXII
Role	22-passenger transport
Manufacturer	Fokker
First flight	1935
Introduction	1935
Retired	1947
Primary users	KLM Royal Air Force Scottish Aviation AB Aerotransport
Number built	4

The Fokker F.XXII was a 1930s Dutch four-engined 22-passenger airliner designed and built by Fokker.

Development

Developed as a smaller version of the Fokker F.XXXVI the F.XXII is a high-wing canilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear. It was powered by four Pratt & Whitney Wasp radial piston engines mounted in the wing leading edge. The first aircraft registered PH-AJP first flew in 1935, and was followed by two production aircraft all for KLM. A fourth aircraft was built for the Swedish airline AB Aerotransport.

Operational history

One KLM aircraft crashed in July 1935 and the other two continued in service until August 1939, when they were sold to British American Air Services and Scottish Aviation in the United Kingdom. A month later the British American Air Services aircraft was also acquired by Scottish Aviation as a navigation trainer. In October 1941, they were both impressed into service with the Royal Air Force and used as transports and crew trainers. One aircraft survived the war to be returned to Scottish Aviation who used it for services between Prestwick and Belfast until it was grounded at the end of 1947.

The Swedish aircraft, which was named Lappland, flew a regular Amsterdam Malmo service until it was destroyed in an accident in June 1936.

Airspeed Ltd. in Great Britain arranged a license to build F.XXIIs for the British market as the Airspeed AS.16, but no orders were received.

Operators

Civil operators

Netherlands

• KLM

Sweden

• AB Aerotransport

United Kingdom

• British American Air Service
• Scottish Aviation

Military operators

United Kingdom

• Royal Air Force
  • No. 24 Squadron RAF

Accidents

• On 3 July 1943, a Royal Air Force, F.XXII (Registration:HM159) ditched into West Loch Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland after the aicraft caught fire. The flight was flying from Tiree Airport to Glasgow. All 20 passengers and crew died in the accident.

Specifications (variant)

Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1895/6

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 22-passengers

Performance Related lists

• List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force

References

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1895/6
• A.J. Jackson, British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2, 1974, Putnam, London, ISBN 0-370-10010-7, Page 373
• Taylor, H.A.. Airspeed Aircraft since 1931. Putnam. 1970. London. ISBN 370 00110 9