The Dornier Do 217 was a bomber used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II as a more powerful version of the Dornier Do 17 known as the Fliegender Bleistift (German: flying pencil). Designed in 1937 and 1938 as a heavy bomber but not meant to be capable of the longer-range missions envisioned for the June 3 1936-dated Bomber A contract winning Heinkel He 177 the Do 217’s design was refined during 1939 and production began in late 1940.
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