It was a sensation at the Le Bourget Air Show in 1936 where there was great interest from different countries worldwide for the Fokker G-1. The Design of the latest Fokker Fighter/Bomber was revolutionary and made it a top fighter at it's time. The Dutch air force (LuVA) swiftly ordered 36 airframes, Spain ordered 26 G-1's but after the mobilization in 1939 those planes were transferred to the Dutch air force. There were also orders booked from Denmark (12 G-1's) and Sweden (17 G-1's). Finland, Estonia, Belgium, Turkey and Switzerland were seriously interested in buying the G-1, but the outbreak of the Second World War prevented a promising career for the G-1 worldwide.

Fokker delivered a total of 36 G-1's to the Dutch Air Force, they were numbered from 300 to 335. The 36 aircraft were divided over two 'afdelingen': 3 JaVA and 4 JaVA.

At the outbreak of the War, 26 Spanish G-1's (powered with the Wasp engines) were numbered for the Dutch Air Force 341 to 365. most of those planes were not ready for combat due to lack of guns, and other reasons.

When Germany attacked The Netherlands in the early morning of May 10, 1940, most of 4 JaVA G-1's were destroyed on the ground where they were an easy target for the Luftwaffe parked close together.

3 JaVA got most of it's G-1's of the ground in time, and 8 Fokker G-1's scored 13 victories, giving the German Luftwaffe strong resistance for a short while.

Germany captured a number of Fokker G-1's after the Blitz in The Netherlands, how many is still not known, but most of the G-1's being built for Spain were captured, and some Dutch air force planes were shipped to the Luftwaffe after repairs. The Luftwaffe used the G-1's as trainers for the Me-110, it is not known if they were ever involved in combat.

The Fokker G-1 was mainly built in two series, 26 with the 825 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1535-SB4-G Twin Wasp Junior engines, and 36 with the 830 hp Bristol Mercury VIII engines. about 20 planes were destroyed around the blitzkrieg in May 1940, and somewhat 30 planes were captured by the Germans from the Dutch Air force and the Fokker factories building the G-1.