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Spijker V.1
History
This aircraft was the first Dutch fighter aircraft, developed and built by the merged N.V. Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek en N.V. Nederlandse Automobielfabriek Trompenburg.
It was a single seat biplane with a Gnome engine rated 80 pk. It proofed to be rather disappointing, so just one aircraft was built and used by the Dutch Navy.
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Engine type: | One Gnome rated 80 hp | ||
Crew: | One aviator | ||
Armament: | None |
This aircraft entered service July 1918, but was disappointing for a fighter aircraft. It was mainly used as a trainer and withdrawn from use in 1920.

Prototype of the Spijker V.1Fighter at Soesterberg. On the cowling the makrings 'Spijker" and on the rudder the factory marking "Trompenburg" (Amsterdam).
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]

Trompenburg (Spijker) V.1. Evaluation testss at Ede, 23 mei 1917. Pilot elt. F.A. van Heijst.
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]

Trompenburg (Spijker) V.1 at Soesterberg. First version autumn 1916.
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]

Trompenburg (Spijker) V.1. Test at air field Ede, May 23 1917. Pilot elt. F.A.van Heijst.
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
[Enclosed photo from BeeldBank NIMH. Click on photo for ordering information]
Serial | 2nd Serial | Constr. nr. | Date in service | Date out of service | Notes |
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A-7 | A-10 | 07-1918 | 1920 | Withdrawn from use in 1920 |
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Scheme | Colour name | FS number | BS-number | Humbrol | XtraColor | Vallejo Model Color | Vallejo Model Air | |
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Check www.paint4models.com for an extensive conversion table with lots of colour and paint systems.
Literature.
Camouflage en Kentekens | J.Greuter e.a. | Bonneville – Bergen (NH) | 1997 | |
Nederlandse Marinevliegtuigen | Thijs Postma & Thijs Postma | Pag. 10 | 1978 | Uitgever Omniboek, 's Gravenhage |
De Nederlandse Vliegtuigen: Alle vliegtuigen ooit in Nederland ontworpen en gebouwd | Theo Wesselink & Thijs Postma | pag. 2 | 1982 | Uitgever Romen Luchtvaart Plaats: Haarlem |
85 JAAR Marineluchtvaartdienst in beeld: Van Farman tot NH 90 Helikopter | Peter Korbee | Pag. 27 | 2002 | Uitgever Korbee MLD Promotie, Valkenburg |
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