ln the beginning of Ð0s it was appeared in the world an idea of high-speed bomber that could outst ip contemporary fighters. Ðne of the objectifications of this conception became the twin-engine bomber Do 17 designed bÑ Ð° German Dornier Flugzeugwerke company.
Since the beginning of 1939 it were produced Do 17Z planes with new “Waffenkopf ” type nose part and air-cooled Bramo 323 Fafnir engines.
ln 1940 it were produced 9 Do 17Z-10 Kauz 11 night fighters. Spanner-Anlage infrared night vision devices were installed in these planes with powerful armament . They served in the night fighter unit 11/ NJG 1 up to the beginning of 1941.
ITEM NUMBER 72303 SCALE 1:72 DATE 15.01.2017 TIME PERIOD WW2 MARKINGS Dornier Do-17Z-10, I/NJG2, Gilze-Rijen, October 1940. Dornier Do-17Z-10, Staffel-kapitan 2./NJG2 Hptm. Erich Jung, Gilze-Rijen, Autumn 1940 MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH) 229 x 250 mm BOX SIZE 295 x 225 x 40 mm NUMBER OF DETAILS 155