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Do217
Manufacturer : Dornier
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Do217
| Top Aces for : Do217 | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
| Name | Victories | Info |
| Paul Zorner | 59.00 | The signature of Paul Zorner features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
| Squadrons for : Do217 | ||
| A list of all squadrons from known to have used this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of KG2 | KG2 Full profile not yet available. | |
Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of NJG3 | NJG3 Full profile not yet available. | |
| Signatures for : Do217 | |||
| A list of all signatures from our database who are associated with this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | |||
| Name | Info | ||
 Oberleutnant Kurt Schulze Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by Oberleutnant Kurt Schulze | Oberleutnant Kurt Schulze After serving with the Air Signals Corps during the Blitzkrieg through the Low Countries and France, Kurt Schulze then flew as a Me110 Wireless Operator over southern Russia, before returning to the west. Here he flew night missions against England in Do217s with I./KG2. In September 1943 he transferred to train as a fighter pilot, and flew 65 missions in Me109s with III./JG5 on the Arctic Front, scoring three victories. In November 1944 he flew in the ill-fated defence of the German battleship Tirpitz. In March 1945 he commanded I./JG51 in the encircled east German city of Danzig, before returning to Norway in May 1945 to command 16./JG5. | ||
  Major Paul Zorner Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by Major Paul Zorner
| Major Paul Zorner Originally a transport pilot, Paul Zorner flew in North Africa, the Mediterranean and southern Russia before retraining as a nightfighter pilot, joining II./NJG2 in 1942 flying the Ju88. In December he took command of 2./NJG3 operating first the Do217 and then the Me110. At the beginning of 1943 he was squadron commander of 3./NJG3 and then 8./NJG3, which he led until April 1944, when he took command of III./NJG5, re-equipping with the Ju88G-6. In October 1944 he was promoted to become Kommander of II./NJG100. Paul Zorner was credited with 59 victories and was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. | ||
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