Dornier Do 215 en Do 217: boeken - historie en inzet

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

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Dit boek beschrijft de ontwikkeling en dienstgeschiedenis van de Dornier Do 217, die begin 1941 werd ingevoerd als een verbeterde versie van de Do 17. De eerste Do 217E-1 vloog in oktober 1940, kort nadat de productie van de Do 17 stopte.
Het toestel werd eerst gebruikt voor bombardements- en aanvallen op schepen rond het Verenigd Koninkrijk, waaronder de Baedeker-aanvallen in 1942. Tot eind 1943 bleef het de belangrijkste Duitse bommenwerper in dit gebied, waarna de Me 410 en Ju 188 het vervingen. Verbeterde versies, de Do 217K en M, volgden en verschilden vooral in motoruitrusting.

De Do 217 werd op alle fronten van de Luftwaffe ingezet, maar aan het Oostfront vooral voor nachtverkenning. Het was het eerste vliegtuig dat precisiewapens gebruikte, toen KG 100-eenheden in juli 1943 geallieerd scheepsverkeer bij Sicilië aanvielen met Fritz-X-bommen, gevolgd door Hs 293-aanvallen in augustus 1943.

Voor de verdediging tegen toenemende nachtelijke aanvallen werd de nachtjager Do 217J-1 ontwikkeld met extra voorwaartse bewapening en radar. Later kwamen er ook omhoog gerichte kanonnen bij. De productie eindigde in oktober 1943 en het type raakte spoedig verouderd.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Chris Goss
Uitvoering:	288 blz, 25 x 17.5 x 2.8 cm, harde kaft
Illustraties:	300 z/w foto's
Taal:	Engels
Uitgever:	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.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Chris Goss
Uitvoering:	184 blz, 30.5 x 23 x 2 cm, harde kaft
Illustraties:	250+ z/w foto's
Taal:	Engels
Uitgever:	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.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Chris Goss
Uitvoering:	96 blz, 25 x 18.5 x 0.8 cm, paperback
Illustraties:	z/w foto's, tekeningen in kleur
Taal:	Engels
Uitgever:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2021)
Serie:	Combat Aircraft (139)
ISBN:	9781472846174