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Dornier Do Y

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The Dornier Do Y was a German bomber of the 1930s, the second bomber design by Dornier Flugzeugwerke.

Development

Design on the aircraft began in 1930, to follow up from the other bomber prototype of Dornier, the Dornier Do P. and the first aircraft flew in March 1930. It was a shoulder-wing monoplane of all-metal construction with fixed tailwheel landing gear, similar to the Do P, however this model had 3 engines instead of four. A civil transport version was proposed as the Dornier Do U, but this was never produced.

Operational history

The Do P and Do Y were displayed in the early '30s as freighter prototypes; they were in fact evolutionary steps towards creating the Luftwaffe's first operational bomber, the Dornier Do 11a. Two examples were produced for the Royal Yugoslav Air Force in 1931, followed by two more machines six years later. All four served with the 81st regiment at Mostar-Ortijes until replaced by the Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 in 1939. The aircraft were then relegated to transport and liaison roles until all four were captured by German forces at Kraljevo in 1941. One of them was subsequently handed over to the Croatian Air Force.

Specifications

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References

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