What is Dornier Do 17?
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-341-0489-10A, Frankreich, Flugzeug Dornier Do 17 Z.jpg|thumb|'''Dornier Do 17''' in [[flight]].]] The '''Dornier Do 17''' is a [[Nazi Germany|Nazi German]] [[military]] [[aircraft]]. It was used for the [[World War II]] as a [[bomber]], [[night]] [[fighter aircraft|fighter]], and [[reconnaissance]] plane. It's a twin-[[engine|engines]] aircraft. It was used by ''[[Luftwaffe]]'' for [[Battle of France]] and after [[Battle of Britain]]. Maiden flight in [[1934]]. More than 2100 examples were built. [[Dornier Do 217|Do 217]] and [[Dornier Do 317|Do 317]] are modern variants of it. It was nicknamed the “flying pencil” for its thin fuselage. It’s successors, the Do-215 and Do-217, would inherit this nickname. == Bibliography == * {{cite book|title=Axis Aircraft of World War II|first=David|last=Mondey|publisher=Chancellor Press, London|year=1996|isbn=1851529667}} {{military-stub}} [[Category:World War II German aircraft]] [[Category:German military aircraft]]