Dornier Do 215 und Do 217: Bücher - Geschichte und Einsatz

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

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Dieses bebilderte Buch beschreibt die Entwicklung und Einsatzgeschichte der Dornier Do 217, die Anfang 1941 als verbesserte Version der Do 17 eingeführt wurde. Der erste Do 217E-1 flog im Oktober 1940, kurz nachdem die Produktion der Do 17 endete.
Das Flugzeug wurde zunächst für Bomben- und Schiffsangriffe rund um das Vereinigte Königreich eingesetzt, darunter die Baedeker-Angriffe 1942. Bis Ende 1943 blieb es der wichtigste deutsche Bomber in diesem Raum, bevor Me 410 und Ju 188 es ablösten. Verbesserte Versionen, die Do 217K und M, folgten und unterschieden sich vor allem durch die Motoren.

Die Do 217 diente in allen Feldzügen der Luftwaffe, wurde jedoch an der Ostfront meist für Nachtaufklärung genutzt. Sie war das erste Flugzeug, das präzisionsgelenkte Waffen einsetzte, als Einheiten des KG 100 im Juli 1943 Schiffe bei Sizilien mit Fritz-X-Bomben angriffen, gefolgt von weiteren Einsätzen mit Hs 293 im August 1943.

Zur Abwehr verstärkter alliierter Nachtangriffe entstand die Nachtjägerversion Do 217J-1 mit zusätzlichen Bugwaffen und Radar. Spätere Flugzeuge erhielten auch schräg nach oben gerichtete Kanonen. Trotz breiter Nutzung endete die Produktion im Oktober 1943, und der Typ wurde bald überholt.

Details

Autor:	Chris Goss
Ausführung:	288 Seiten, 25 x 17.5 x 2.8 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	300 s/w-Abbildungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	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.

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Autor:	Chris Goss
Ausführung:	184 Seiten, 30.5 x 23 x 2 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	250+ s/w-Abbildungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	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.

Details

Autor:	Chris Goss
Ausführung:	96 Seiten, 25 x 18.5 x 0.8 cm, kartoniert
Abbildungen:	s/w-Abbildungen, Zeichnungen in Farbe
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2021)
Serie:	Combat Aircraft (139)
ISBN:	9781472846174