Fokker T.8w

The Fokker T.8-W was a twin-engine torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft on floats designed in 1938 at the request of the Marineluchtvaartdienst (MLD) for the newly established torpedo service. The aircraft was intended for both Dutch coastal defense and the Dutch East Indies.

The aircraft was designed in 1937 and at the same time marked the transition for Fokker to a new construction. Where previous Fokkers were still built from an all-metal framework that was finished with aluminum sheeting at the front and covered with linen at the rear, for the first time the front of the fuselage was made entirely of aluminum. The center section of the fuselage and the wings were made of wood and the rear was still covered with linen. However, the all-aluminum front marked the transition to Fokkers that were built entirely of aluminum. 36 aircraft were built that served with the MLD.