World War II Database

1.  Bill says:
4 Mar 2011 10:05:54 PM

Do-17E the "Flying Pencil" created as a fastmail plane, when in reality a fast bomber.The Do-17 has been overshadowed by the He-111and the Ju-88, later model Do-17s served asnight-fighters and the roll as bomber. FOREIGN DORNIERS: Yugoslavia ordered the Do-17 and rights to licence-production. They would be powered byFrench Gnome-Rhone radial engines, and equipped with Belgian machine guns, Hispano 20mm cannon and Czechoslovak cameras for reconnassiance work.The modifications led to a more capable a/c than early Do-17s used by the Luftwaffe. When Germany attacked Yugoslavia in 1941 many of the Sixty bombers in service were destroyed on the ground some a/c carried outbombing attacks against German positions before being lost in combat. Two a/c escaped to Egypt carrying King Peterand members of his Government, Seven flew gold to Greece, the Germans captured EighteenDo-17s and the Italians captured Two, Eleven were supplied to Bulgaria in 1940, and Eleven ex-Yugoslavia Do-17s in 1941, Eleven to Croatia, Romania Ten, Hungary One Do-17, Switzerland operated One Do-17 interned 1940The USAAF operated One Do-17 and named her"Axis Sally" tested after the war. POST-WAR SURVIVORS: Bulgaria returned Four to Yugoslavia after WWII, they served into the 1950s until replaced with Russian and Western aircraft. Finland retired its Do-17s in 1954, The above file photo, shows an early Do-17EModel with liquid-cooled engines in Luftwaffe service.

2.  Bill says:
11 Mar 2011 10:14:51 PM

Do17s were used to tow gliders, after being withdrawn from combat duties that started in 1942 aircraft could belong to I./LLG orI./Luftandegeschwader-LLG