Dornier Do 23
| Do 23 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Bomber |
| Manufacturer | Dornier-Werke GmbH |
| First flight | 1934 |
| Primary user | Luftwaffe |
| Number built | 282 |
The Dornier Do 23 was a German medium bomber of the 1930s.
Design and development
The earlier Do 11 had exhibited several problems, so two initiatives were launched to address those shortcomings. The first resulted in the Do 13. The second effort was a more extensive rework which resulted in the Do 23. Several of the handling problems were thus corrected, but performance of the Do 23 was still considered mediocre, and it saw limited service life, being phased out of frontline service by the late 1930s. It was replaced by aircraft such as the Heinkel He 111, but it did go on to serve and see action in World War II in the Czech branch of the Luftwaffe.
Variants
- Do 23F : Initial production version.
- Do 23G : Improved version, fitted with two glycol-cooled BMW VIU piston engines.
Operators
Specifications (Do 23 G)
Data from The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: four
Performance
Armament
- Guns: 3 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 15 machine guns (nose, dorsal and ventral positions)
- Bombs: 1000 kg (2,205 lb) bombs carried internally.
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
- List of Interwar military aircraft
- List of military aircraft of Germany
- List of RLM aircraft designations
- List of World War II military aircraft of Germany
References
- ^ Donald, David (editor). The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Aerospace Publishing. 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X. p.344–345
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