Do-217
This is a Dornier Do.217N-2 with the radar antennae removed. Note the modified cockpit canopy which differentiated the N-2 from the N-1.

The Dornier Do.217N entered Luftwaffe service in 1943.
 
Dornier Do.217N-2

Country of origin: Germany

Type: Three-seat Night Fighter

Powerplant: Two 1,750 hp Daimler-Benz DB 603A 12-cylinder Inverted-Vee liquid cooled.

Dimensions
Length: 58 ft 9 in
Height: 16 ft 3 in
Wingspan: 62 ft 4 in
Wing area: 610 sq ft

Weights
Empty equipped: 20,700 lb
Normal loaded: 29,100 lb

Performance
Max Speed at sea level: 267 mph
Max Speed at 19,685 ft : 320 mph
Maximum Cruising speed : 292 mph at 17,715 ft
Economic Cruising speed : 264 mph at 17,715 ft
Service ceiling: 29,200 ft
Maximum Range: 1,550 miles
Time to 13,125 ft : 9 min
Time to 19,685 ft : 15 min

Armament:
Four fixed forward-firing 20 mm MG151 cannon
Four fixed forward-firing 7.9 mm MG-17 machine-guns g.
Two or Four oblique firing 20 mm MG151 cannon (optional)
 

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