ICM 1/72 72307 Do 17Z-7, WWII German Night Fighter Plane
Markings Dornier Do 17Z-7, 1./ NJG 2, Giltze-Rijen, Autumn 1940 Dornier Do 17Z-7, 1./ NJG 2, Gilt ze-Rijen, Autumn 1940 Model size (length x width) 227 x 250 mm
In the beginning of ?0s it was appeared in the world ?n idea of high-speed bomber that could outstrip contemporary fighters. ?ne of the objectifications of this conception became the twin-engine bomber Do 17 designed b? ? German Dornier Flugzeugwerke company. Sincethe 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 some Do 17Z-7 Kauz I nightfighters. These planes had powerful nose-fired armament. They served in the night fighter unit 1/ NJG 2 up to the beginning of 1941.