But at its core, Dornier's semi-cantilever monoplane flying boat colossus had all the right ideas in mind. The Do X's proportions are eerily similar to widebody jet airliners manufactured decades ...

The Dornier Do-17's twin tail fins and narrow fuselage gave it a distinctive silhouette and earned it the nickname the 'flying pencil'. It had an all-metal construction of mostly aluminium – at ...

A German bomber from WWII has been raised from the sea bed in the English Channel. The Dornier Do-17 aircraft was shot down off the Kent coast more than 70 years ago during the Battle of Britain.

An attempt to bring the only surviving German Second World War Dornier Do 17 bomber from its watery grave in the English Channel has been postponed for at least a week due to bad weather.

The Dornier Do X was a glorious, spectacular, and doomed machine that embodied the spirit of the pre-WW2 world. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.