The Dornier Do 22 was a German seaplane developed in the 1930s. Despite good performance, it was built only in small numbers and entirely for the export market. They were operated in the Second World War by Greece, Yugoslavia and Finland.
During the German invasion of the Balkans of 1941, the Greek Do 22s were destroyed, but the crews of eight of the Yugoslav machines successfully evaded capture or destruction by fleeing to Egypt. There they flew under the control of the British Royal Air Force until the lack of spare parts made them unusable.