Dornier Do 217
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The Dornier Do 217 was a German World War II twin-engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft developed as a more powerful and versatile successor to earlier Dornier designs.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
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military aircraft → reconnaissance aircraft → twin‑engine bomber aircraft → |
| airframeMaterial |
all‑metal construction
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| armament |
defensive machine guns and cannon
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external bomb racks → internal bomb bay → |
| bombLoad |
up to about 4000 kg of bombs (depending on variant)
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| conflict |
World War II
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| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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| crew |
4
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| designedAs |
more powerful successor to Dornier Do 17
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| engineConfiguration |
twin‑engine
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| engineType |
piston engine
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| era |
1930s aircraft design
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1940s aircraft production → |
| firstFlight |
1938
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| introduced |
1941
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| landingGear |
retractable tailwheel landing gear
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| manufacturer |
Dornier Flugzeugwerke
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| maximumSpeed |
about 515 km/h
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| notableOperation |
attacks against Italy’s battleship Roma with Fritz X
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attacks on Allied shipping in the Mediterranean → |
| notableVariant |
Do 217E
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Do 217E‑5 guided‑bomb carrier → Do 217K → Do 217M → Do 217N night fighter → Do 217P high‑altitude reconnaissance → |
| numberBuilt |
about 1900
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| operator |
Germany
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| powerplant |
BMW 801 radial engine (many variants)
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Daimler‑Benz DB 603 inline engine (some variants) → |
| predecessor |
Dornier Do 17
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Dornier Do 215 → |
| role |
glide bomb carrier
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heavy fighter (certain variants) → maritime strike aircraft → medium bomber → night bomber → reconnaissance → |
| serviceEnd |
mid‑1940s
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| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
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Mediterranean Sea → Western Front → |
| usedBy |
Luftwaffe
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| usedWeapon |
Fritz X guided bomb
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Henschel Hs 293 guided missile → |
| wingConfiguration |
mid‑wing monoplane
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Dornier Flugzeugwerke
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Dornier Flugzeugwerke ("Dornier Do 217 K") → Dornier Flugzeugwerke ("Dornier Do 217 E") → |
designed |
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MG 131 machine gun
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MG 131 machine gun ("Dornier Do 217N") → |
usedOnAircraft |
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Junkers Jumo 211
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poweredAircraft |
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Dornier Do 17
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replacedBy |
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Flying Pencil
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successor |