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Dornier Do 17
Sign in to saveAlso known as flying pencil, DO17, Fliegender Bleistift, Do 17
1934 bomber aircraft family by Dornier
Key facts
- Type
- Light bomber , night fighter and reconnaissance aircraft
- Manufacturer
- Dornier Flugzeugwerke
- Primary users
- Luftwaffe Royal Yugoslav Air Force , Finnish Air Force , Spanish Air Force
- Number built
- 2,139
- First flight
- 23 November 1934
- Retired
- 15 September 1952 (Finnish Air Force)
- Variant
- Dornier Do 215
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Dornier Do 17Z.jpg
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- Dornier Do 17
- Commons category
- Dornier Do 17
- first flight
- 1934-11-23
- total produced
- 2139
- service retirement
- 1952-09-15
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The Dornier Do 17 is a twin-engined light bomber designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Dornier Flugzeugwerke. Large numbers were operated by the Luftwaffe throughout the Second World War.
The Do 17 was designed during the early 1930s as a Schnellbomber ("fast bomber") that was intended to use its speed to outrun opposing fighter aircraft. It was a lightly built aircraft, possessing a twin tail, "shoulder wing" and typically powered by a pair of Bramo 323P radial engines. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 23 November 1934, and it entered regular service with the Luftwaffe three years later. Sometimes referred to as the Fliegender Bleistift ("flying pencil") or the Eversharp, the Do 17 was a relatively popular aircraft among its crews due to its handling, especially at low altitude, which made the type harder to hit than other German bombers of the era.