FOKKER CVE, Norway

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FOKKER CVE, Norway

here we see the 319 plane

Two-seat remote scout and light bomber

 

ARMAMENT
1x movable turret Colt 0.303 machinegun
400kg bomb-load

 

TECHNICAL DATA
Wingspan: 15.3m
Lenght: 9.5m
Eigne:
450Hk Bristol Jupiter VI A
500Hk Hispano-Suiza (test)
Mercedes (test)
Too speed: 212km/h
Range: 1.100km

 

The plane marked 170/309 has a Bristol Jupiter eigne

The plane marked 177/323 has Ski undercarriage and has the winter camouflage

The plane marked 173/315 is a CVE rebuilt to CVD with a Mercedes eigne for testing

more proably has ski undercarriages etc too

 

 

Serial Nr     Nr          In service of the army Department affiliation in April 1940 (German invasion)

166             301             1928 - 11.05.1940           Bomb-squadron, Kjeller, Sulitjelma, crashed/wrecked

167             303             1928 - 09.04.1940           Bomb-squadron, Sola, to Northern, Norway

168             305             1928 - 09.04.1940           Bomb-Squadron, Kjeller

169             307             1928 -                              Discarded before 1940

170             309             1928 - 09.04.1940           Bomb-Squadron, Sola, Kjeller

171             311             1929 - 04.11.1939            Discarded

172             313   30.06.1929 - 02.05.1940           Bomb-squadron, Tunnsjøen

173             315   30.06.1929 - 28.04.1940           Bomb-squadron, Setermoen

174             317   30.06.1929 - 30.04.1940           Bomb-squadron, Setermoen

175             319   31.12.1929 - 09.04.1940           Bomb-squadron Kjeller

176             321   30.09.1929 - 28.04.1940           Trøndelag Flight department, Lesja, left behind

177             323   30.09.1929 - 25.04.1940           Trøndelag Flight department, Lesja, hijacked

178             325   30.09.1929 - 18.04.1940           Trøndelag Flight department, crashed/wrecked in Aursunde

179             327   30.09.1929 - 17.04.1940           Trøndelag Flight department, crashed/wrecked in Aursunde

183             329   31.03.1929 -                              Discarded before 1940

184             331   30.06.1930 - 31.04.1940           Trøndelag Flight department, Værnes, Lesja , left behind

185             333   31.03.1930 - 00.03.1940           Trøndelag Flight department, Værnes, Bardufoss

186             335   31.03.1930 - 17.04.1940           Trøndelag Flight department, Værnes, crash/wrecked Aursunde

187             337   30.06.1930 - 26.04.1940           Trøndelag Flight department, Værnes, crashed/wrecked Dovrevann

 

 

 

HISTORY

   In 1927 the Storting adopted a defense scheme which, among other things, provided the framework for the aircraft deployment in the Norwegian Air Force. The plan included four combat wings with fighters, four scout wings and a bomber wing. Each wing contained 9 aircraft, a total of 81 aircraft in the first line. Difficult economy after the World War meant that many small air forces now looked for multi-role aircraft when there was a need for renewal. Therefore, the Dutch company Fokker launched its CV series biplane in 1924. This became one of the most widespread and popular aircraft in the interwar period and was the standard aircraft in a number of air forces. All the Scandinavian countries adopted it. Originally it was built in three versions where the wingspan of the upper wing was different, but at the same time the wing could be easily changed.

 

  The Fokker CVD and CVE were launched in 1926. The CVE was a long-winged version intended as a scout and light bomber. % aircraft were purchased from Fokker, and these were delivered in 1928. At the same time, a license for in-house production was purchased. during the period 1929-31, a further 15 aircraft of this type were delivered from the Flyvemaskinfabrikken at Kjeller, all with 450 hp Bristol Jupiter engines. The last aircraft was rebuilt with a D-wing in 1934

 

  When the war came in 1940, the planes were woefully obsolete, but both the Bomb Squadron at Sola/Kjeller and the Trøndelag Aviation Division were set up with CVEs. They succeeded in evacuating some of the machines at Kjeller to Steinsfjorden, while others were destroyed when the Germans bombed the place or had to be left behind due to maintenance. At Sola, a CVE reconnoitered the stretch of Jærens Rev, Sola in the gray light on 9 April. Early in the morning, three others took off from Sola with two CVDs as fighter escort to bomb German transport ships, but the mission had to be abandoned due to low cloud cover. The planes landed at Kjevik for refuelling, but this had to be interrupted when German planes bombed the place - The planes evacuated further east towards Steinsfjorden.

 

  In Trøndelag, the planes were moved to various frozen waters before they, together with the Bomber Squadron, ended up at Vangsmjøsa and Lesja. However, these bases were also bombed, and the planes were pulled down to Setnesmoen near Åndalsnes. Several of the planes had now been lost. When the fighting in southern Norway was over, the remaining planes were sent north to Troms, where they arrived on 5 May. Hålogland Aviation Department, which was responsible for this part of the country, was on neutrality duty in Finnmark on 9 April, in addition to aircraft in Seida and Banak. They were immediately ordered to Bardufoss to take part in the Narvik front. The planes were spread out in the area and carried out daily reconnaissance missions. On 13 April, two Fokkers had to chase away a German four-engine aircraft from the BArdufoss area, and the following day it was discovered that 11 German Junkers 52 transport aircraft had landed and were stuck on Hartvikvannet near Narvik. Five planes were loaded with 50 kilo bombs and sent off to attack the transport planes together with a scout plane. Without bombsights, the bombs did not hit their targets, but the Germans were machine-gunned. two days later, however, a primitive bombsight had been made which was mounted in several Fokkers. Some of the Fokkers were lost in the chaos at this time, but without the crews perishing

 

  Constant reconnaissance and photo missions, bombing of German troops and machine gun emplacements consumed both people and material, and the reinforcements from the south from 5 May were therefore welcome. The last attack was carried out on 6 June and the department disbanded the following day. Orders were given for the remaining material to be civilly registered and flown to Finland in the hope of establishing a flying school there. Norway had good relations with the Finns after the Winter War, and two Fokkers and a TIger Moth managed to cross the border. However, nothing came of this flight school, and the planes were detained

 

 

CAMOUFLAGE/SKIN (WINTER)

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https://ibb.co/zVN87Zs (PICTRUE)

 

PICTRUES

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https://ibb.co/album/mS7QGp (pictrues)

 

SOURCES

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https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl4q2OeDUVh/ my insta account

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1660092860961099

https://www.norli.no/boker/dokumentar-og-fakta/historie-og-dokumentar/krig-og-historie/luftforsvarets-historie-fortalt-gjennom-75-gjenstander?

https://www.adlibris.com/no/bok/norske-militarfly-9788271286873?

 

 

 

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