The “Flying Pencil” was first “blooded” in combat in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War as part of the Luftwaffe’s Condor ...
Say “Guten Tag” to the Dornier ... off World War II, and again during the Battle of France in 1940. Indeed, the Do 17 shared status with the Heinkel He 111 as the Luftwaffe’s main bomber ...
The Do 17 made ... was Dornier Do 17Z-2 ‘F1+FH’ (Wk-Nr 2361) of 1.Staffel/KG 76, brought down by Sergeant Ray Holmes of No. 504 Hurricane Squadron. Holmes decided to ram the bomber after ...