Dornier Do215 B-5 (Luftwaffe STAB II-NJG 2 1942)

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Dornier Do 215 B-5 (Luftwaffe STAB II-NJG 2 1942) (1:72 scale)
- The Do 215 began life as a re-designated version of the Do 17 intended for export. The Swedish Government ordered 18 DO215A-1 bombers but before any were delivered an embargo was placed on their export & they were instead modified for use by the Luftwaffe as reconnaissance aircraft. The Do 215 retained the pencil-like fuselage of the Do 17, nicknamed the " Flying Pencil" but featured 2 in-line Daimler Benz engines giving a marked improvement in performance. The Dornier Do 215 B-5 Kauz III was a dedicated night fighter featuring IR searchlight in the nose, Fu G 202 Lichtenstein BC radar, 2 x 7.62mm machine guns in the upper nose & 2 x 20mm MG FF cannons on the lower nose. The aircraft modelled was the personal machine of Gruppenkommandeur Helmut Lent & served with Stab II/NJG 2, in Leeuwarden during the summer of 1942.