The Dornier Do 217 was a World War II medium bomber designed from scratch as a replacement for the venerable Dornier Do 17. Dornier may refer to Claudius Dornier, original founder of Dornier GmbH Lindauer DORNIER GmbH FairchildDornier Dornier Medtech [1], maker of medical equipment e. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ... The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Bleistift (pencil) by its pilots, was a World War II light bomber produced by Dornier that was used for a short time by the Luftwaffe. ...

Dornier recognized shortcomings of its fast Dornier Do 17 well before the war. With Junker's new Junkers Ju 88 prototype being superior to the Do 17 in every way, Dornier decided to make a new bomber better than its Do 17, and its Ju 88 competition. The new aircraft, the Do 217, was externally similar to the Do 17, but was in fact a completely different aircraft. It first flew in 1938. The combat version flew in late 1940, and it entered combat duty in the closing days of the Battle of Britain 1941. The Dornier Do 17, sometimes referred to as the Bleistift (pencil) by its pilots, was a World War II light bomber produced by Dornier that was used for a short time by the Luftwaffe. ... The Junkers Ju 88 was a WW2 Luftwaffe twin-engine multi-role aircraft. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A major campaign of World War II, the Battle of Britain is the name for the attempt by Germanys Luftwaffe to gain air superiority of British airspace and destroy the Royal Air Force (RAF). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In almost every way, the Do 217 was a success. It could carry much higher bomb loads than both the Ju 88 and the Heinkel He 111. It was also very fast, matching the speed of the Ju 88. It was Germany's largest bomber for nearly two years until the Heinkel He 177 was finally safe enough to use. Do 217's sank the Italian battleship Roma with Fritz X missiles when it fell into Allied hands. The Heinkel He 111 was the primary Luftwaffe medium bomber during the early stages of World War II, and is perhaps the most obvious symbol of the German side of the Battle of Britain. ... The Heinkel He 177 was a 4-engined long-range World War 2 bomber of the Luftwaffe. ... Roma is the name of three battleships of the Regia Marina: (1865) steam battleship of the Roma class; (1909) steam battleship of the Vittorio Emanuele class; (1940) dreadnought battleship of the Vittorio Veneto class. ... Fritz X was a German air-launched anti-ship missile, deployed during World War II. Fritz X was an allied code-name; alternate names include Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X. History Development began in 1938. ...

However, the Do 217 had some quite serious flaws. It was at the limit in terms of size that a twin engined bomber could be with the engines available. Unlike its agile cousin Do 17, this aircraft was difficult to fly. Stability issues were always a problem, and it always seemed to lack powerful engines.

Like its cousin and Ju 88, it was used in a variety of different variants and roles, including night fighter, another sign that Germany desperately needed fighters over bombers, something the Ju 88 was better at doing. Production stopped in late 1943 in favour of fighters.

Today, only a few fragments of the Do 217 exist . Like its younger cousin, this major type in the service of the Luftwaffe is a fading memory. The   Luftwaffe? (German: air force, IPA: [luftvafÉ™]) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ...

Do 217 versions:

• Do 217A: Small pre-production series with two 1,100 hp DB 601 inline piston engines, used as reconnaissance planes. Eight Do 217A-0 pre-production aircraft were built.
• Do 217C:
• Do 217E: Bomber with two 1,600 hp BMW 801A/B radial piston engines.
• Do 217E-1:
• Do 217E-2:
• Do 217E-3:
• Do 217E-4:
• Do 217E-5:
• Do 217H:
• Do 217K: Bomber with two 1,730 hp BMW 801G/H radial piston engines, longer wingspan to carry guided missiles/bombs.
• Do 217K-1:
• Do 217K-2:
• Do 217K-3:
• Do 217M: Bomber, a Do 217K with 1,750 hp DB 603A inline piston engines.
• Do 217M-1:
• Do 217M-3:
• Do 217M-5:
• Do 217M-11:
• Do 217J: Nightfighter based on the Do 217E - solid nose with 4x 7,92 mm MG 17 machine guns and 4x 20 mm MG FF/M cannon.
• Do 217J-1:
• DO 217J-2:
• Do 217L: Two experimental aircraft.
• Do 217N: Nightfighter based on the Do 217M - armament as Do 217J + 4x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon as Schräge Musik.
• Do 217N-1:
• Do 217N-2:
• Do 217P:
• Do 217R:
• Do 317:

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