When this plane flew in March 1937 it was good enough. Its armament with two 23 mm cannons and two 7.9 mm guns (and one in the rear) was very good. Unhappily, the Dutch government followed the British example to install many machine guns and forbid the cannons. Instead they prescribed eight 7.9 mm guns in the nose. In the same year, in England the biplane Gloster Gladiator was presented......
Glenn, e-mail, 24.10.2012 05:19
@Jarno Where did you learn your history from, Hollywood? Inncorrect on all accounts!! If you knew ANYTHING about history, you would know that the P-38 was far faster that this aircraft.
Ian, e-mail, 06.02.2012 13:18
With a top speed below 300mph & an all rifle calibre machine gun armament I wouldn't say this was way in advance of anything but the jets of it's era. A somewhat over optimistic appraisal.
Jarno, e-mail, 13.07.2011 16:39
This aircraft was far superior to anything in the entire world at that time, even the American aircrafts that followed in the war. Even the P38 would be no match against this aircraft. It was far ahead of everything else in it's time. (not counting in the jet fighters, but most of those even were no match for this G.1)
paul scott, e-mail, 16.09.2009 20:54
Neat 'plane rom the Dutch!
Bernhard C.F. Klein, e-mail, 09.03.2009 20:14
There NEVER was a G.lA or a G.lB!! They were officially clasified by Fokker as G.1 Wasp and G.l Mercury. Dutch air force referring to them as G.lW and G.lM. The Focke Wulf Fw 189 was a totally different design; had absolutely no connection whatsoever with the Fokker G.l.
JOE HARWOOD, e-mail, 19.01.2009 13:31
How much of this design was carried over when Focke Wulf made the 189?
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