DORNIER Do 17-The Luftwaffe's 'Flying Pencil': Rare Luftwaffe Photographs From Wartime Collections

by Chris Goss

Overview

For the first three years of the Second World War, the Dornier Do 17 was the Luftwaffe’s principal light bomber. Designed to be fast enough to outrun contemporary fighter aircraft, the Dornier helped to spearhead Germany’s Blitzkrieg as Hitler’s armies raced through Poland and then France and the Low Countries. Until its withdrawal to secondary duties in 1941, the Dornier Do 17 served in every theater of war involving German forces. This included the invasion of the Balkans and Greece as well as the battle to capture Crete.

After suffering heavy losses at the hands of Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain, the Do 17 was employed in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. The Do 17 was withdrawn from front-line service later in 1941 but continued to be used by the German Air Force in various roles until the end of the war, including seeing service as a glider tug and in the defense of the Reich in 1944 as a night fighter.

In this compilation of unrivaled images collected over many years, and now part of Frontline's new War in the Air series, the widespread deployment of the Dornier Do 17 is portrayed and brought to life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848324732
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/24/2020
Series:	Air War Archive
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	39 MB
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About the Author

Having retired from the RAF with the rank of Wing Commander, CHRIS GOSS is a regular and highly respected contributor to major aviation publications in the UK, France and Germany.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vi

Introduction v

Glossary and Abbreviations xi

Part I Early Development and Pre-War Deployment 1

Part II The Attack on Poland 7

Part III War in the West 21

Part IV The Battle of Britain and the Blitz 71

Part V After the Blitz, 1941 and Beyond 123