| Fokker F.III | |
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| Fokker F.III operated by KLM | |
| Role | Passenger transport |
| Manufacturer | Fokker |
| Designer | Reinhold Platz |
| First flight | April 1921 |
| Primary users | Deutsche Aero Lloyd KLM |
| Number built | c.66 |
| Developed from | Fokker F.II |
The Fokker F.III was a single-engined high-winged monoplane aircraft produced in the 1920s by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. It could carry five passengers. The aircraft was also built under licence in Germany as the Fokker-Grulich F.III.
The design was quite popular when it was shown at the 1921 Paris Air Show, and it proved to be a successful early airliner. Although quickly surpassed by later designs in the 1920s, it was used on many early air routes in Europe. It was also involved in KLM's first air accident, which led to radio being required on aircraft.