Dornier Do 215 y Do 217: libros - historia y despliegue

Dornier Do 217 - From Bomber to Night-Fighter: Rare Wartime Photographs

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Este libro ilustrado presenta la historia y el uso del Dornier Do 217, introducido a principios de 1941 como una versión mejorada del Do 17. El primer Do 217E-1 voló en octubre de 1940, poco después de terminar la producción del Do 17.
El avión se empleó primero en misiones de bombardeo y ataque marítimo alrededor del Reino Unido, incluidos los ataques Baedeker de 1942. Siguió siendo el principal bombardero alemán en esta zona hasta finales de 1943, cuando fue reemplazado por el Me 410 y el Ju 188. Las versiones mejoradas, Do 217K y M, diferían sobre todo en sus motores.

El Do 217 operó en todas las campañas de la Luftwaffe, aunque en el Frente Oriental se usó sobre todo para reconocimiento nocturno. Fue el primer avión en usar armas guiadas, cuando unidades del KG 100 atacaron barcos aliados en Sicilia en julio de 1943 con Fritz X, seguido de ataques con Hs 293 en agosto.

Para responder a los crecientes ataques nocturnos aliados se creó el cazador nocturno Do 217J-1 con armamento adicional y radar. Más tarde se añadieron cañones hacia arriba. La producción terminó en octubre de 1943 y el modelo quedó obsoleto poco después.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Chris Goss
Presentación:	288 páginas, 25 x 17.5 x 2.8 cm, tapa dura
Ilustración:	300 fotos en b/n
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Air World (GB, 2025)
ISBN:	9781473883093

Dornier Do 217 1941-1945: A Combat and Photographic Record in Luftwaffe Service 1941-1945

The Dornier Do 217 represented the refinement of German twin-engined bomber design, a progression from the earlier Do 17. From 1941, the Do 217 became the mainstay of the Luftwaffe's bomber arm in the West, equipping four Gruppen for operations over Britain.
It carried out day and night attacks on British shipping, coastal targets, towns and industrial centres, both in formation and in lone attacks known to the German crews as 'Pirate' operations. These missions, though achieving some success, were undertaken at considerable cost to the crews of the Do 217s, a measure of the strength of opposition it encountered in the RAF's nightfighter squadrons, improved radar and anti-aircraft defences.

As the demand from Germany's battlefronts grew from early 1942, the Do 217, albeit in very limited numbers, was developed into a radar-equipped nightfighter. In the Mediterranean it was used as an effective maritime strike aircraft, launching highly developed stand-off bombs and remotely-controlled glide-bomb weapons in the form of the 'Fritz X' and Hs 293 which accounted for the destruction or damage of several notable warships.
It was also used as a night reconnaissance aircraft on the Eastern Front and over Britain in the Luftwaffe's 1942 'Baedeker Blitz'.

Following extensive research, including interviews and correspondence with former aircrew and their families, renowned Luftwaffe historian, Chris Goss, has documented the operational history of the Do 217 and offers the most comprehensive account so far published in the English language.
The story is complemented by hundreds of rare photographs, many never before published, as well specially commissioned colour artwork.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Chris Goss
Presentación:	184 páginas, 30.5 x 23 x 2 cm, tapa dura
Ilustración:	250+ fotos en b/n
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Crecy Publishing (GB, 2022)
ISBN:	9781906537586

Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2 (Osprey)

The Do 217 had a much larger bomb load capacity and had considerably greater range than the Do 17, which it replaced in frontline service from mid to late 1941. Although initially used simply as a bomber, later variants were developed to allow the Do 217 to undertake the precision maritime strike role.
In order to perform the latter mission, the Do 217 was modified to launch glide bombs - units employing these pioneering weapons enjoyed some success in the Mediterranean from the autumn of 1943.

During the course of these operations the Do 217 became the first aircraft in military aviation history to deploy a precision-guided bomb in combat in the form of the 'Fritz X' radio-guided, free-fall weapon, which sank the Italian battleship Roma shortly after Italy capitulated in September 1943.
The Do 217 served on all fronts, and was often used on anti-shipping strikes during the Battle of the Atlantic and against the Allied invasion fleet at Normandy. This versatile aircraft was also converted into a nightfighter, seeing action in the Defense of the Reich through to war's end.

This highly illustrated study explores the design and development of the Do 217 and chronicles its use in the frontline as a strategic bomber, launch platform for first generation precision weapons, reconnaissance aircraft and nightfighter, among others.

Detalle del libro

Autor:	Chris Goss
Presentación:	96 páginas, 25 x 18.5 x 0.8 cm, tapa blanda
Ilustración:	fotos en b/n, dibujos y color
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2021)
Colección:	Combat Aircraft (139)
ISBN:	9781472846174