The Fokker F.VIIA-3m/M

The F.VIIA-3m/M is a modified version of the F.VIIA-3m; the “M” stands for Military.
In 1928, Fokker delivered three of these aircraft to the LVA: two straight from the production line, plus the existing H-NAEA, which had made a flight to the Dutch East Indies.

In Poland, bomber versions of the F.VIIA-3m/M were built under licence.
Unfortunately, no documentation is available for the Polish aircraft.

The LVA aircraft could be fitted with bomb racks under the fuselage for dropping practice bombs.
The LVA bombardiers who crewed the Fokker T-5 were trained in the F.VIIA-3m/M.

The LVA F.VIIA-3m/Ms were also used for freight transport, as air ambulances, for parachute drops and for calibrating radio frequencies.
The Netherlands Aviation Laboratory also used the LVA F.VIIA-3m/M for measurements and trials.

All three LVA aircraft were destroyed during the May Days of 1940.

Two had already been retired by then; the third was still in service.

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