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dirtyshirt · 7 November 2009, 10:01 AM

Good evening Dave.
Thats one hell of an interesting post.
A 12% return rate on BMW engines versus a 2% return rate on Mercedes. No auditor would accept these figures without querying them.
Is it possible that Anthony Fokker had a financial inducement to deliver BMW engined D.VII's. I wonder if there is any record of any of the original D.VII's as delivered with BMW's continueing on in service but powered with Mercedes engines.
That sequence of deliveries and returns deserves probing.
Regards
Mike.

7 November 2009, 10:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
dirtyshirt Shot Down Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 281	Good evening Dave. Thats one hell of an interesting post. A 12% return rate on BMW engines versus a 2% return rate on Mercedes. No auditor would accept these figures without querying them. Is it possible that Anthony Fokker had a financial inducement to deliver BMW engined D.VII's. I wonder if there is any record of any of the original D.VII's as delivered with BMW's continueing on in service but powered with Mercedes engines. That sequence of deliveries and returns deserves probing. Regards Mike.