![]() The Norwegian Army Air Service bought its first five C.VEs in 1926. Model of a Norwegian Army Air Service Fokker C.V in winter camouflage It was the most numerous Italian aircraft in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. In 1933, there were 40 squadrons, of seven machines each, related to the Italian Army, with 238 Ro.1s as the main aircraft force. Although this was only an army observation aircraft, it still had a quite powerful engine and performance. The last version had a 410 kW (550 hp) engine instead of 321 kW (430 hp) and produced until 1934, a total of 456, but it was outdated and too slow for the standards of the mid-1930s. It was convertible as a three-seat machine, or as a light attack aircraft (two machine-guns), or as a very long range aircraft with an auxiliary fuel tank that increased the endurance from five to twelve hours. It was used both for reconnaissance and light attack. It entered service in 1927, in Italian Libya against the local rebels. Well liked in the civilian market, it was selected for use by Air Marshal Italo Balbo, as superior to the Breda A.7 and Ansaldo A.120. It was used by the Aviation Corps of the Regio Esercito (Italian Army) as an observation and ground attack aircraft. The C.VE was built in Italy by OFM ( Officine Ferroviarie Meridionali, later IMAM) under licence in 1927 as the Romeo Ro.1. Panther engine, interned Norwegian aircraft FO-65 & -66 ![]() Mercury engine, gift from Sweden FO-19, −23 & -80 The Continuation War saw the C.Vs flying an unknown number of sorties and suffering one aircraft loss. During the Winter War, the Finnish C.Vs flew 151 reconnaissance and harassment bombing sorties without suffering any losses. The aircraft were used as reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft between 20 September 1927 and 14 February 1945. These were interned and turned over to the FAF. Two C.V-Ds were also flown from Norway to Finland at the closing stages of the Norwegian Campaign. During the Winter War, Sweden donated three more C.V-Es. One C.V-E was purchased in 1927, with delivery 20 September, and a further 13 were purchased on 17 March 1934, arriving in the winter of 1935. The Finnish Air Force used both C.V-Ds and C.V-Es. Sweden purchased two different versions to use as models for their license manufacturing of the reconnaissance version S 6 and a fighter version J 3. ![]() ![]() The aircraft became an export success for Fokker, it was sold and/or license manufactured in Bolivia, China, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the Soviet Union and the US. The landing gear could be changed from wheels to pontoons. The radial engines could give between 336–723 kW (451–970 hp). ![]() When shown to the public in 1924 was manufactured in a variety of versions the customer could choose from five different wing constructions (which varied in wing span). The aircraft was intended as a two-seat reconnaissance and bomber aircraft. The C.V was constructed in the early 1920s by Anthony Fokker. It was designed by Anthony Fokker and the series manufacture began in 1924 at Fokker in Amsterdam. The Fokker C.V was a Dutch light reconnaissance and bomber biplane aircraft manufactured by Fokker. ![]()
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