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Estonia

Estonia, who was modernizing its air force just like the Netherlands, was interested in a series of 6 planes. but this order was cancelled in favor of the British Blenheim. There was also a plan to ship the 26 Wasps for Spain through Estonia and France to Spain.

France

Fokker was visited in 1936 by a French delegation to discuss the development of the model 129, the later G-1. France was already busy with a number of comparable, but "difficult" projects. Difficult because the tests of the proposed engines (the by Fokker despised Hispano's) went disastrous. A solution was found in ordering the Dutch G-1. Negotiations came into a strained situation when a French delegation came by every week to monitor the progress.

When the development of the French planes started their interest disappeared. In the end they wanted 300 planes of the type Potez 63 and similar amounts of other planes.

Belgium

In June 1939 the 302 was leased for a week by Belgium to be thoroughly tested. At first Belgium had not much faith in the plane until the first day when Gerben Sonderman (Dutch testpilot) performed a spectacular aerobatics show. Belgium had presumed that a twin engined plane was not capable of making those manoeuvres. Despite that Belgium chose for a combination of Hawker Hurricanes and Fairey Battles instead of the G-1.