Submarines and their Weapons - Aircraft of World War II
Submarines and their Weapons - Aircraft of World War II
Submarines and their Weapons - Aircraft of World War II
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DORNIER Do 217E-5<br />
Type: Four-seat anti-shipping bomber<br />
Length: 18.20m (60.00ft)<br />
Span: 19.00m (62.33ft)<br />
Max take-<strong>of</strong>f weight: 16,465kg (36,299lb)<br />
Max speed: 515km/h (320mph) at 5200m<br />
(17,060ft)<br />
were manufactured, but educated guesses put the<br />
number at perhaps 1500, many <strong>of</strong> which were<br />
expended in the long testing <strong>and</strong> training programme.<br />
THE HS 293 IN ACTION<br />
<strong>II</strong> Gruppe <strong>of</strong> Kampfgeschwader 100, flying Hs 293 Aequipped<br />
Do 217E-5s out <strong>of</strong> Cognac under Hauptmann<br />
Heinz Molinus, was the first unit to go into<br />
Range: 2300km (1429 miles)<br />
Payload: 2 x Hs 293A guided missiles<br />
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILES<br />
Above: Somewhat more successful than the Fw 200 was<br />
the Dornier Do 217E-5, which also carried two Hs 293As<br />
under its wings. It was one <strong>of</strong> these aircraft, <strong>of</strong> I I/KG 100,<br />
which scored the first success with the new weapon,<br />
Below: The bomb-aimer needed to keep the Hs 293 in<br />
sight all the way to the target, <strong>and</strong> for this purpose a<br />
multi-tube flare unit was attached to the bomb's tail.
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