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The Globe At War |
Built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke, the twin engine Do-17 served along with the He-111 as the Luftwaffe's primary early war bomber. The Do-17 was one of the Luftwaffe's earliest attack aircraft; having been first flown late in 1934. Although the Do-17 performed well in Spain it was obsolete by 1940 and replaced by the Ju-88. Production ended in 1940 after the Luftwaffe had taken delivery of over 1,000 Do-17 bombers. The most common Do-17 model was the "Z" version; an aircraft capable of carrying only a one ton bomb load over very short distances and only a half ton load out to a 200 plus mile combat radius. By 1941 few Do-17s still flew in their original role as a bomber; some were converted to night fighters but even these were withdrawn from combat service shortly thereafter and those that remained were almost completely phased out in 1942. Picture Courtesy of Deutsches Bundesarchiv (German Federal Archive), Bild 101I-341-0489-13 |
Dornier Do-17 Bomber |