Editing Fokker (section)

==Aircraft and pilots==
[[File:RoteBaron.JPG|thumb|right|[[Fokker Dr.I]] replica at the [[Berlin Air Show|ILA 2006]], the "[[Red Baron]]" triplane.]]
* In 1915, the Fokker E.I was the first [[Fighter aircraft|fighter]] armed with a [[Synchronization gear|synchronized machine gun]] firing through the propeller, achieving [[air superiority]] during the [[Fokker Scourge]].
* [[Manfred von Richthofen]] ("The Red Baron," the top scoring World War I ace) is associated with an all-red [[Fokker Dr.I]] [[triplane]], at least for some of his 80 victories (1917–1918)
* The 1918 [[Fokker D.VII]] performed so well that surrender of all examples of the type was demanded when Germany capitulated.
* In 1923, [[Oakley George Kelly]] and [[John Arthur Macready]] completed the first non-stop flight spanning the North American continent in a [[Fokker F.IV|Fokker T-2]].
* In 1927, [[Richard E. Byrd]] completed his trans-Atlantic flight from [[New York City]] to [[Paris]] in the [[Fokker F.VII]] ''[[America (aircraft)|America]]''.
* In 1928, [[Amelia Earhart]] became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger in a [[Fokker F.VII]].
* In 1928, [[Charles Kingsford Smith]] completed the first trans-Pacific flight in another F.VII, the ''[[Southern Cross (aircraft)|Southern Cross]]''.
* Finnish pilot [[Jorma Sarvanto]] shot down six Soviet [[Ilyushin DB-3]]s in a quick succession using a [[Fokker D.XXI]] fighter during the [[Winter War]], drawing international attention.
* The 1951 [[Fokker S.14 Machtrainer]] was one of the first purpose-built jet training aircraft in the world.
* King [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands]] was a co-pilot about twice per month for 21 years on commercial [[KLM Cityhopper]] and [[Martinair]] flights flying [[Fokker 70]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Associated Press in The Hague |title=Dutch king reveals he held part-time job as airline pilot |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/17/dutch-king-willem-alexander-admits-to-working-part-time-as-an-airline-pilot |website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=15 November 2018 |language=en |date=17 May 2017}}</ref>