Nicknamed "The Flying Pencil" for its long, narrow shape, the Dornier Do 17 was one of Germany's most distinctive bombers of World War II. Fast and sleek, it played a key role in early blitz ...

Megaprojects Dornier Do X; Germany’s Titanic of the Skies Posted: April 3, 2025 | Last updated: April 3, 2025 Built in 1929, the Dornier Do X was a floating palace, complete with lounge areas ...

Among the casualties 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 his ...

Developed originally as a two-seater, unarmed fast bomber, the aircraft proved itself ... night-fighter variant of “Mossie” was a Dornier Do-217 downed on May 30, 1942. Mossie could even ...

The Dornier Do X was a glorious, spectacular, and doomed machine that embodied the spirit of the pre-WW2 world. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

But at its core, Dornier's semi-cantilever monoplane flying boat colossus had all the right ideas in mind. The Do X's proportions are eerily similar to widebody jet airliners manufactured decades ...

Utilizing vectored thrust and coupled engines that could individually power both propellers, the Dornier Do-29 broke new ground in STOL engineering. [Photo: Jason McDowell] Since it was founded in ...

Scindia and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu flagged off the first flight of Made in India HAL Dornier Do-228 to link airports as well as Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) of India’s ...

he said .Alliance Air received its first Dornier-228 on April 7. Confirming the delivery of the first ‘made in India’ Do-228, Alliance Air wrote in a tweet, “The light transport aircraft ...

"As a part of this scheme, two important developments will take place on 12th April 2022 -First flight of Made in India HAL Dornier Do-228 from Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh.

He was flying as Yellow 2 on May 15 as the wingman for Squadron Leader Haywood when he received a quarter share of a Dornier DO-217 bomber with three other pilots. After each of these two events, he ...

Last Friday’s event was suggested by aviation historian Bob Collis, who has a photograph showing the bomber standing on the pitch being inspected by local people. The aircraft, a Dornier Do 17Z ...