The Dornier Do 217 was a late development of the original Do 17 "Flying Pencil" twin-engine bomber of Battle of Britain renown. The Do 217 N-2 was the latest and most potent of all the 217 series.

After decades submerged in the English Channel, the only known surviving WWII German Dornier Do 17 bomber has hopes for being rescued, British officials announced this past weekend. In the next ...

The rusty and damaged plane was lifted from depths of the channel with cables and is believed to be the most intact example of the German Dornier Do-17 bomber that has ever been found.

A closer look at the preservation work of the rare WWII bomber. **The Dornier Do 17 being raised off the coast of Kent. The airplane is believed to be the only remaining complete airplane of its ...

The Royal Air Force shot down the Dornier Do-17 twin-engine medium bomber of the German Luftwaffe on August 26, 1940, during the Battle of Britain. It was one of 1,500 built by Germany and the ...

Experts from the Royal Air Force Museum had spent five weeks preparing to recover the aircraft, which is believed to be the only Dornier Do 17 bomber plane left from the war. The aircraft was shot ...

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.

It's believed to be the only surviving Dornier Do 17. The German bomber as it was lifted from the English Channel Credit: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/Press Association Images The operation was organised ...

Culture minister Ed Vaizey said: 'Today marks the beginning of an exciting project to raise the last surviving Dornier Do 17 bomber from the English Channel. 'I'm delighted the RAF Museum and the ...