Why Everyone Feared The "Flying Pencil" | Dornier Do 17
Play War Thunder for FREE on PC, PS®5 and Xbox Series X|S: https://playwt.link/rexhangar_ Follow the link to download the game to get a premium tank, aircraft AND ship, along with a seven day account boost just for downloading. Today we're taking a look at the Dornier Do 17 & 215. This was a light bomber operated by the German Luftwaffe during WW2 and it became famous (or infamous) during the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain as a fast-flying, low-altitude menace. Want to join the community? Visit our Discord - / discord Want to support the channel? I have a Patreon here - / rexshangar HP Hampden model: https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/ai... Do 17 model: https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/ai... Sources: Kössler.K (1986), Dornier Do 17 - Poetry and Truth [ https://adl-luftfahrthistorik.de/dok/... ] Goss.C (2020), Dornier Do 17: The 'Flying Pencil' in Luftwaffe Service. Hooton.E.R (2007), Luftwaffe at War; Gathering Storm 1933-39: Volume 1. Nowarra.H.J (1990), The Flying Pencil. Smith.J.R & Kay.A.L (1990), German Aircraft of the Second World War. Dornier Do17 P Luftwaffe Flugzeughandbuch (1940) Dornier Do17 E & F Ersatztiel-Liste (1937) 0:00 Intro 1:17 Design Origins, Chasing The Truth 9:26 Prototype Phase 13:53 Do 17 E & F Series 18:02 Service in Spanish Civil War 21:59 Do 17 M & P Series 25:06 Do 17 R, S, & U 28:31 Do 17 Z Series 32:12 War Thunder Promo 35:20 The Polish Campaign 38:50 "Phoney War" & Norway 43:56 Battle of France 49:43 Battle of Britain 53:26 The Blitz Begins 57:35 Night fighter Variants 1:01:11 Do 17 K Series 1:03:34 Do 215 Series 1:05:42 The Balkans & USSR Campaigns 1:09:32 Decline, Retirement, and Wrecks

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