Anthony Fokker was a Dutch innovator and industrialist who contributed greatly to the world of aviation during the early 1900s. Interested in aeroplane mechanics from an early age, Fokker began designing and constructing exceptional aircrafts as early as in his twenties. He became an entrepreneur in the aircraft industry only two years after building his first prototype. After a bold exhibition on a German Army base, he began his business with the German military. Soon after the start of World War I, Fokker’s planes were in high demand by the Imperial military. He designed several state of the art machines that gave German fighter pilots an advantage over the basic aircrafts being flown by their rivals. When the war came to a close, he shifted into the commercial industry as it was just beginning to bloom in the United States. He greatly contributed to the commercial aviation industry before selling his business to General Motors. He was arguably one of the most skilled pilots of his time, as well as an aeronautical genius.
