Fokker T.VIII-W * Retired *
Five T.VIII W/G1 ordered 23 September 1938 (R-1 to R-5) and nineteen T.VIII W/G2 ordered 1 January 1939 (R-6 to R-24). Total of 24 ordered. Delivered 25 April 1939 - 28 July 1939 and 10 May 1940 - 12 May 1940. Only 6 of second batch actually delivered (making a total of 11 aircraft) due to German invasion. Torpedo-bomber reconnaissance floatplane. Eight escaped to UK on 14 May 1940, and used to form 320 sqn RAF on 1 June 1940.
Twelve T.VIII W/M version ordered 1 February 1940 for use in NEI. Serials R-25 to R-36 allocated but not used. Captured by Germans before any completed. Total ordered was 36. Two further aircraft, under construction for Finland as FW-160 and FW-161, were taken over by the MLD as R-37 (c/n 5636) and R-37 (c/n 5637) respectively, but were not completed before capture by the Germans.
One example (R-25?) escaped from the Netherlands to the UK on 6 May 1941. This aircraft was then used for covert flights into occupied Europe, before being struck off charge.

Serial	c/no.	Prev. Identity	Delivered	Fate/Notes
R-1	5582		25 Apr 1939	Crashed in Suffolk 28 Nov 1940, to AV958
R-2	5583		5 May 1939	Destroyed near Rozenburg 10 May 1940
R-3	5584		16 May 1939	to RAF AV959, soc in UK Sept 1940
R-4	5585		28 July 1939	Burnt at Scheveningen 10 May 1940
R-5	5586		28 July 1939	Shot down by mistake 13 Sept 1939
R-6	5636		10 May 1940	to RAF AV960, soc in UK 28 Nov 1940
R-7	5639		10 May 1940	to RAF AV961, soc in UK 28 Nov 1940
R-8	5640		12 May 1940	to RAF AV962, soc in UK Sept 1940
R-9	5641		10 May 1940	to RAF AV963, accident in Irish Sea 26 Sept 1940
R-10	5642		12 May 1940	to RAF AV964, accident in Irish Sea 26 July 1940
R-11	5643		May 1940	to RAF AV965, soc in UK 28 Nov 1940

References:

• 70 Jaar Marineluchtvaartdienst by N. Geldhof (1987)
• Air Enthusiast 20
• Fokker T.VIIIw
• Fokker T.8W