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Airfix Dornier Do17z 1:72 WWII Military Aviation Plastic Model Kit A05010A
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Airfix Dornier Do17z 1:72 WWII Military Aviation Features
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Airfix is the oldest UK manufacturer of scale model plastic kits and has been producing kits for the mass market since 1952. Airfix produce a wide range of kits aimed at all types of scale modelers with subjects such as; military aircraft, ships, space, cars, dioramas and military vehicles.
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Primary Scheme: Dornier Do.17z 1/Kampfgeschwader 2, Menidi (Tatoi) aerodrome, Greece, May 1941. Secondary Scheme: Dornier Do.17z 9/Kampfgeschwader 76, Cormeilles-en-Vexin, Northern France, 1940.
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Skill level: 3. Dimensions of completed kit: length 22 cm x width 25 cm x height 6.33 cm. Total Pieces: 170. A great plastic model kit for the intermediate or advanced modeler.
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Painting and assembly required. Paints and glue need to be purchased separately.
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Humbrol paints needed to complete the liveries are listed on the outside of the box.
About Airfix Dornier Do17z 1:72 WWII Military Aviation
Upon the flight of the prototype with only a single stablilized tail, it felt more like a fighter than a bomber, high speeds and quick turns, the only thing missing was a stable plane and earned the nickname "the flying pencil". Adding a second tail allowed this bomber to be one of the most maneuverable through the beginning of WWII. After seeing combat in the Spanish Civil War several updates to the Dornier were made and the 17z became the most common variant with an extended cockpit and canopy adding more room in the fuselage for another gunner in the rear position. With the updates the bomb loads were impacted as well as speed and altitude. Although it started the beginning of the war as one of the most promising aircrafts, but by 1940 it was becoming obsolete as production of more powerful aircrafts started to be released and started overtaking what previously was considered the best medium bombers.
