In the final months of WWII, Germany fielded a remarkable aircraft unlike any other—the Dornier Do 335 “Pfeil.” Featuring a ...

Today, only a single surviving Dornier Do 335 still exists. It has been restored and is now in the collection of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum.

Yet, often forgotten, even by many aviation buffs, is the Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow), which had the distinction of being the fastest piston-engine fighter developed during World War II.

Image caption, The Dornier Do-17 was recovered from the seabed off the Kent coast in June and then transported to the RAF Museum's conservation centre, based at Cosford, Shropshire. Image caption ...