1/48 Do 17Z-7 World War II German Night Fighter ICM 48245

Until 17Z-7 In the early 1930s, the idea of ​​a high-speed bomber capable of outrunning modern fighters appeared in the world. One of the objectifications of this concept was the Do 17 twin-engine bomber, developed by the German company Dornier Flugzeugwerke. From the beginning of 1939, Do 17Z aircraft were produced with a new "Waffenkopf" type nose and air-cooled Bramo 323 Fafnir engines. Several Do 17Z-7 Kauz I night fighters were produced in 1940. These aircraft had powerful nose armament. They served in the night fighter unit I/NJG 2 until early 1941.