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Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2 (Paperback)
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Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2 (Paperback)
Series: Combat Aircraft
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The Do 217 had a much larger bomb load capacity and had
considerably greater range than the Do 17, which it replaced in
frontline service from mid to late 1941. Although initially used
simply as a bomber, later variants were developed to allow the Do
217 to undertake the precision maritime strike role. In order to
perform the latter mission, the Do 217 was modified to launch glide
bombs - units employing these pioneering weapons enjoyed some
success in the Mediterranean from the autumn of 1943. During the
course of these operations the Do 217 became the first aircraft in
military aviation history to deploy a precision-guided bomb in
combat in the form of the 'Fritz X' radio-guided, free-fall weapon,
which sank the Italian battleship Roma shortly after Italy
capitulated in September 1943. The Do 217 served on all fronts, and
was often used on anti-shipping strikes during the Battle of the
Atlantic and against the Allied invasion fleet at Normandy. This
versatile aircraft was also converted into a nightfighter, seeing
action in the Defense of the Reich through to war's end. This
highly illustrated study explores the design and development of the
Do 217 and chronicles its use in the frontline as a strategic
bomber, launch platform for first generation precision weapons,
reconnaissance aircraft and nightfighter, among others.
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