Anthony “Tony” Fokker was a player in the early aviation warfare. He began his own aircraft building company in 1912 named Fokker Aviatik. After WWI broke out, his company became a prominent builder of German combat airplanes. After WWI, Fokker moved from his native Holland to the United States. He continued his Fokker Aircraft company in the US which helped to develop American dominance in international aircraft construction. The Fokker Aircraft company continued after his death until it collapsed in 1996. He was cremated in the United States and his ashes were brought back to the Netherlands for burial.  Family links:  Spouse:  Violet Austman Fokker (1900 – 1929)* *Calculated relationshipCause of death: Complications from sinus surgery and pneumococcus meningitis