D-MPKM B&F FK9 Mark II/TG c/n 053 - MLA airfield Dankern near Haren (Ems) in Germany - 6 August 1997

The FK-Leichtflugzeuge FK-9 is a product of B&F Technik Vertriebs GmbH. Production of the airframes takes place in Krosno, Poland; assembly of the airframes and the final production of the aircraft in the factory in Speyer in Germany. Otto Funk (=FK) designed in 1959 on behalf of Heinkel in Speyer the complete metal glider Greif 1a (FK1). This was the start of a range of light aircraft. Otto Funk started in 1984 with the development of a light aircraft: the FK6. With this design the UL-market was entered. The break-through on this market was the introduction of the FK9 in 1989. The FK9 was a combined design of Otto and his son Peter. The 2-seat FK9 utilized the wing concept of the FK6. To build the FK9 Peter Funk founded in 1990 together with his partner Dirk Breitkreuz the company B&F Technik. Production of the FK9 Mk1 begun in the following year. About 40 MLA's of FK9 Mk 1 version were built until the airplane was re-designed and replaced in production in 1995 by the FK9 Mk 2 version.

On 6 August 1997, FK-Leichtflugzeuge FK9 Mark II/TG D-MPKM was noted at Flugplatz Haren-Dankern in Germany.