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Based on the earlier C R 32 which obtained remarkable results during the Spanish War the C R 42 was made entirely of metal & had a A 74 engine of 840 HP 200 aircraft denominated Falco were ordered immediately by the Aeronautics division & were used during the initial phases of the Second World War It was also very successful commercially speaking & was indeed exported to Sweden Belgium & Hungary ...
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Italeri 1 72 Do 217 E3 E4 E5

An enlarged version of the Do 17 the 217 first flew in August 1938 Following production of a limited number of A and C versions the first mass-produced version the Do 217E only started coming off the factory lines in 1940 it differed from its predecessors largely on account of the deeper fuselage and higher-capacity bomb bay The E-4 variant - featuring BMW 801C engines and often wire cutters to get it past barrage balloons - was heavy and tricky to fly yet was a mature warplane it was used extensively on the western front to bomb both ground targets and shipping The E-4 was also used to lay mines along allied shipping routes The Do 217 continued to evolve for some years yet it was the E version that proved to be the most memorable specialised bomber
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An enlarged version of the Do 17 the 217 first flew in August 1938 Following production of a limited number of A & C versions the first mass-produced version the Do 217E only started coming off the factory lines in 1940 it differed from its predecessors largely on account of the deeper fuselage & higher-capacity bomb bay The E-4 variant
- featuring BMW 801C engines & often wire cutters to get it past barrage balloons
- was heavy & tricky to fly yet was a mature warplane it was used extensively on the western front to bomb both ground targets & shipping The E-4 was also used to lay mines along allied shipping routes The Do 217 continued to evolve for some years yet it was the E version that proved to be the most memorable specialised bomber

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