D.VII (Total: 42, Canadian: 30, Group 0)

Fokker D.VII

Fokker D-7 DVII
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A large number of ex-German military aircraft were brought to Canada in 1919 as part of a war trophy collection acquired by the Dominion Archivist for Canada, LCol Arthur Doughty (later Sir Arthur) for the Canadian government. Included among these were a at least 28 Fokker D.VII fighters (two further aircraft had been written off while in England). Unfortunately only one of the remaining aircraft is known to have survived, that being Fokker D.Vll 6810/ 18 (Alb.) now at Knowlton, Quebec, in the Knowlton Museum of the Bronte County Historical Society. Six aircraft were also donated to Canadian universities but none of these survived intact. Additional aircraft were offered to a variety of 1 technical schools but few details are available for these aircraft. The complete known list of these (30) aircraft is presented here with serial numbers and notes on their fate. Apart from those aircraft donated to universities, where further details of their fate are not known, it seems almost certain they were among those ordered destroyed at Camp Borden, apparently in 1921.

Seven Fokker D.VIIs were delivered at Leaside Aerodrome in August 1919 and at least three were assembled and flown (including #10349/18). The remainder were probably used for spares. Unfortunately the OAW-built D.VIIs did not have their serials painted on them and while these aircraft can be seen in photographs, they cannot be specifically identified, as to which were assembled and flown. It seems likely the above list may still be incomplete for the following reasons. The foundation of the list is the (incomplete) shipping record of the Canadian War Trophies Board with only the occasional other record being found. Even so, at least nine Fokker D.VIIs above are recorded as being in Canada without a shipping record. Two Fokkers, likely D.VIIs, of unrecorded serials, were listed as being shipped on the SS War Peridat on July 7, 1919. The wings of another Fokker were also noted as being shipped from Dieppe on May 23, 1919, on the SS Venusia. Similarly the list of Fokker's dispersed to Canadian universities and technical schools is also incomplete and / or contains some inaccuracies. Kestrel Publicaions

Kestrel Publications Fokker DVII Summary - Kestrel Publications

Wikipedia Wikipedia, Fokker D-7 Vll

D.VII 5492/18, D.Vll

s/n 5492/18

Albatros

5492/18

Shipped to Canada from Chingford, UK via SS Venusia May 5, 1919. Placed in storage:
undercarriage not fitted and noted as considerably damaged by shipping; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 5924/18, D.Vll

s/n 5924/18

Albatros

5924/18

No shipping details but arrived in Canada. Coded "RK" from Jasta 63. Delivered to Leaside
Aerodrome & BBAL. Never assembled & possibly used for spares; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 6504/18, D.Vll

s/n 6504/18

Albatros

6504/18

No shipping details. Placed in storage: undercarriage not fitted and noted as slightly damaged
by shipping; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 6769/18, D.Vll

s/n 6769/18

Albatros

6769/18

Shipped to Canada from Chingford, UK via SS Venusia May 23, 1919. Placed in storage:
undercarriage not fitted and noted as slightly damaged by shipping; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 6786/18, D.Vll

s/n 6786/18

Albatros

6786/18

Written-off in an accident shortly after delivery from No. 2 ASD at Biggin Hill, England.
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 6810/18, D.Vll

s/n 6810/18

Albatros

6810/18

No shipping record from overseas or Camp Borden. Placed in storage at Camp Borden:
undercarriage not fitted and noted as slightly damaged by shipping. Preserved in Paul Holland Knowlton
Museum of Brome County Historical Society, Knowlton, Quebec. Fabric repairs completed by No. 6 RD RCAF
in 1963.
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 6822/18, D.Vll

s/n 6822/18

Albatros

6822/18

Shipped to Canada from Chingford, UK via SS Venusia May 5, 1919. Placed in storage:
Mounted on undercarriage and noted as in fair condition; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 6832/18, DVll.

s/n 6832/18

Albatros

6832/18

Likely with No.1 (Fighter) Squadron, CAF, Shoreham. Shipped to Canada via SS Perklat June
24, 1919. Noted as being fitted with Mercedes engine #45715. Shipped to the University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon, from Camp Borden, May 7, 1920. Last photographed in 1923. Final disposition unknown.
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 6833/18, D.Vll

s/n 6833/18

Albatros

6833/18

Shipped to Canada from Chingford, UK via SS Venusia May 23, 1919. Placed in storage:
undercarriage not fitted and noted as slightly damaged by shipping; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 6842/18, D.Vll

s/n 6842/18

Albatros

6842/18

No shipping record from overseas. To University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, from Camp Borden,
May 7, 1920. Airframe demolished and engine retained in Engineering Faculty. The engine was later sent to
CA&SM in an exchange in May 1975 and is now installed in that museum's Fokker D.VII 10347/18.
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 6846/18, D.Vll

s/n 6846/18

Albatros

6846/18

6846/18 (Alb.). Shipped to Canada from Chingford, UK via SS Venusia May 5, 1919. Placed in storage:
Mounted on undercarriage and noted as being slightly damaged by shipping; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 6849/18, D.Vll

s/n 6849/18

Albatros

6849/18

Shipped to Canada from Chingford, UK via SS Montezuma July 10,1919. Noted as being fitted
with Mercedes engine #45628. Noted as being on loan to BBAL; fate unknown.
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 7685/18, D,Vll

s/n 7685/18

Fokker

7685/18

Fokker built. One of several aircraft on strength with No. 1 Squadron, CAF Shoreham. Held over from
shipping for use by the Commanding Officer. No shipping record from overseas. No shipping details but arrived in Canada. Noted as being fitted with Mercedes engine #1284. Used for an exhibition in Ottawa; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 7690/18, D.Vll

s/n 7690/18

Fokker

7690/18

Fokker built. No shipping details; assembled at No. 2 ASD, France for CAF; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 7701/18, D.Vll

s/n 7701/18

Fokker

7701/18

Fokker built. No shipping details; assembled at No. 2 ASD, France for CAF; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 7722/18, D.Vll

s/n 7722/18

Fokker

7722/18

Fokker built. No shipping details; assembled at No. 2 ASD, France for CAF; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 7728/18, D.Vll

s/n 7728/18

Fokker

7728/18

Fokker built. Shipped to Canada via SS Montezuma July 10,1919. Noted as being fitted with Mercedes
engine #12099. Placed in storage: Mounted on undercarriage and noted as being slightly damaged by shipping; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 8413/18, D.Vll

s/n 8413/18

O.A.W.

8413/18

Damaged on arrival in England in March 1919. Shipped to Canada from Dieppe via SS
Venusia May 23, 1919. Placed in storage: Mounted on undercarriage and noted as being slightly damaged by
shipping; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 8474/18, D,Vll

s/n 8474/18

O.A.W.

8474/18

Flown to Hounslow, England from No. 2 ASD France by Lt. Griffiths on 26 February 1919. Shipped to Canada from Dieppe via SS Venusia May 23, 1919. Assembled and displayed at "War Trophy Building" Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, August 1919; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 8482/18, D.Vll

s/n 8482/18

O.A.W.

8482/18

Flown to Hounslow, England from No. 2 ASD France by Capt. Carruthers on 23 February 1919. On strength with 1 Canadian Fighter Squadron in Shoreham, England. Involved in a fatal crash when being flown by Major A.D. Carer of No. 2 (Day Bomber) Squadron. On 22 May 1919, he took off on flight and crashed in a field shortly afterward. The airframe was demolished.
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 8487/18, D.Vll

s/n 8487/18

O.A.W.

8487/18

No shipping details; assembled at No. 2 ASD, France for CAF; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 8488/18, D.Vll

s/n 8488/18

O.A.W.

8488/18

Shipped to Canada from Chingford, UK via SS Venusia May 23, 1919. Placed in storage: undercarriage not fitted and noted as being slightly damaged by shipping; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 8492/18, D.Vll

s/n 8492/18

O.A.W.

8492/18

Flown to Hounslow, England from No. 2 ASD France by Maj Foot on 28 February 1919. Shipped to Canada from Chingford, UK via SS Venusia May 23, 1919. Placed in storage: undercarriage not fitted and noted as being slightly damaged by shipping; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 8493/18, D.Vll

s/n 8493/18

O.A.W.

8493/18

Flown to Hounslow, England from No. 2 ASD France by Maj McLea on 23 February 1919. One of several aircraft on strength with No. 1 Squadron, CAF Shoreham. No shipping record from overseas. Noted as being fitted with Mercedes engine #45105. Placed in storage: undercarriage not fitted and noted as being slightly damaged by shipping. Shipped to University of Calgary from Camp Borden May 12,1920. Displayed there July 6-8,1920. Later disassembled and its parts were dispersed.
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 8502/18, D.Vll

s/n 8502/18

O.A.W.

8502/18

Shipped to Canada from Dieppe via SS Venusia May 23, 1919. Noted as being fitted with Mercedes engine #32746. Noted as being on loan to BBAL; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 8526/18, D,Vll

s/n 8526/18

O.A.W.

8526/18

Shipped to Canada from Dieppe via SS Venusia May 23, 1919. Noted as being fitted with Mercedes engine #45648. Noted as being on loan to BBAL; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 8583/18, D.Vll

s/n 8583/18

O.A.W.

8583/18

Shipped to Canada from Dieppe via SS Venusia May 23, 1919. Noted as being fitted with Mercedes engine #42527. Noted as being on loan to BBAL. Shipped to McGill University, Montreal, from Camp Borden May 14,1920. University has no record.; fate unknown
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 8609/18, D.Vll

s/n 8609/18

O.A.W.

8609/18

Surrendered to American Expeditionary Force at the factory without any German markings applied. Shipped to Canada from Dieppe via SS Venusia May 23, 1919. Noted as being fitted with Mercedes engine #37176. Noted as being on loan to BBAL; fate unknown but likely scrapped at Camp Borden.
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 10349/18, D.Vll

s/n 10349/18

Fokker

10349/18

Fokker-built. Shipped to Canada from Dieppe via SS Venusia May 23, 1919. Noted as being fitted
with Mercedes engine #45700. Assembled at Leaside Aerodrome. Capt. L.B. Hyde-Pearson flew this aircraft
through a tree in the fall of 1918 but returned safely to Leaside Aerodrome, Toronto. The aircraft was likely
scrapped thereafter at Camp Borden.
last update: 2024-December-25

D.VII 10350/18, D.Vll

s/n 10350/18

Fokker

10350/18

Fokker-built. Shipped to Canada from Dieppe via SS Venusia May 23, 1919. Noted as being fitted
with Mercedes engine #45659. Assembled and likely flown at Leaside Aerodrome, Toronto, August 1919. The aircraft was likely scrapped thereafter at Camp Borden.
last update: 2024-December-25