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- Do 217E cockpit 1942
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- Do 217E-2 B-Stand with DL 131 turret
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- Do 217E-1 bombers 1942 2
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- Do 217E BMW 801 engine maintenance 1942
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- Do 217N-2 night fighter
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- Do 217K-01 KE+JA W.Nr. 4401 on the ground
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- Do 217J from NJG3 with radar FuG 212 Lichtenstein
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- Do 217 E of the 3/KG 2 in Dreux 5 june 1942
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- Night fighter Do 217 J-2 2
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- Do 217E-1 frontal view
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- Do 217C-0
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- Do 217 E-1 W.Nr. 0040
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- Do 217 E-1 of the KG 40
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- Do 217J-2 with FuG 202 Lichtenstein B/C radar
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- Do 217E-1 DD+LL in flight
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- Do 217E-2/R-5 with Mk 101
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- Do 217 rear view
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- Do 217 K Cockpit
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- Do 217K-2 4572
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- Do 217K 4416
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- Do 217E-5
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- Do 217E in Bourges 1944
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- Do 217 K-01 KE+JA W.Nr. 4401
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- Do 217M-1 from 1.(F)/Aufklärungsgruppe Nacht Wien 1944-45
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- Crashed Do 217M-1 U5+DK of 2/KG 2 Cambridge February 1944
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- Do 217 tail section assembly 1943 3
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- 900 liter fuel tank under starboard wing
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- Do 217E 148 1942 5
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- Do 217 E-1 DD+LF
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- Do 217 E-4 F8-AP
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- Do 217K-1
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- Do 217V-1 with aerodynamic brake in closed position
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- Do 217E code 3E+EN of the 5/KG 6
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- Do 217J-2 GE+EA
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- Do 217E of the KG 2 Holzhammer
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- Do 217M
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- Do 217V-7 D-ACBF
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- Do 217E-2 1136 RH+EJ in flight
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- Do 217N-2 0174 PE-AW
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- Do 217E 1942
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- Do 217E-5
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- Night fighter Do 217N-2 2
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- Do 217E of I/KG 66 in Montdidier
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- Do 217N-2 with FuG 202
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- Do 217E 4298
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- Bomber Do 217 M-1
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- Do217E-1 1942
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- Do 217K-07 4407 at Gotenhafen
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- Do 217 E-2
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- Do 217 assembly line 1943 2
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- Do 217E of I/KG 66 in Montdidier 1943 3
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- High-altitude variant with a pressurised cockpit
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- Do 217 E-2 bomb bay
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- Do 217 E B-Stand
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- Hanomag SS 60 tractor and Do 217E
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- Do 217E-2 1104 ramjet testing bed
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- Do 217 E in Bourges 1944 2
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- Do 217M-1 13
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- Do 217M warming up engines
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- Do217K-1
Do 217 was a World War II medium bomber designed from scratch as a replacement for the venerable Do 17.
Dornier recognized shortcomings of its fast Do 17 well before the war. With Junker’s new Ju 88 prototype being superior to the Do 17 in every way, Dornier decided to make a new bomber better than its Do 17, and its Junkers Ju 88 competition. The new aircraft was externally similar to the Do 17, but was in fact a completely different aircraft. It first flew in October 1938. The combat version flew in winter 1940/1941.
In almost every way, the Do 217 was a success. It could carry much higher bomb loads than both the Junkers Ju 88 and the Heinkel He 111. It was also very fast, matching the speed of the Junkers Ju 88. It was Germany’s largest bomber for nearly 2 years until the Heinkel He 177 was finally safe enough to use. Do 217’s sank the Italian battleship Roma with Fritz X missiles.
However, the Do 217 had some quite serious flaws. It was at the limit in terms of size that a twin engined bomber could be with the engines available. Unlike its agile cousin Do 17, this aircraft was difficult to fly. Stability issues were always a problem, and it always seemed to lack powerful engines.
Like Do 17 and Ju 88, it was used in a variety of different variants and roles, including reconnaissance aircraft and night fighter.Production stopped in late 1943 in favour of fighters.