Hobbycraft Dornier Do-17Z 5K+EA BoB GB

[B-17engineer]

Would anyone have any pictures of a Do-17 belly landed in the Battle of Britain? Perhaps, maybe, potentially?

 

[Airframes]

Got loads H - any particular unit you want?
Burnt-out? Part wrecked? Intact but full of holes ? In bits spread all over a railway line? In England or France? At the bottom of the Channel?

 

[B-17engineer]

Got loads H - any particular unit you want?
Burnt-out? Part wrecked? Intact but full of holes ? In bits spread all over a railway line? In England or France? At the bottom of the Channel?

Something like a belly landed, props bent, bullet holes?

 

[Wurger]

 

[B-17engineer]

I like the last one, may be a little hard to replicate the engine being torn off

Thanks Wojtek !

 

[Wurger]

The image above the one with the torn off engine shows the same plane with engines still attached.

 

[Airframes]

Beat me to it! I'll post some more either later tonight, or tomorrow. The first one is from 9/KG76, flown by Rudilf Lamberty, and crash-landed on fire, with the crew wounded, on the boundary of Biggin Hill, after the low-level attack on Kenley on 18th August. It's the one I'll be doing for my BoB 'Hardest Days' collection.

 

[B-17engineer]

Thanks guys, do we know if it was AA or another fighter that shot it down? Also, I already have the codes on this one so not sure what I should do

 

[Wurger]

Just use your imagination. Who would know ( except me ,Terry, you and a few experten ) that the bomber with your codes wasn't shot down by a RAF fighter. Humm....???

 

[Wurger]

An interesting shot I found.... check the link....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/osborne_villas/5614179674/sizes/l/in/photostream/

And the effect of Hurricane ??? MGs fire on Do-17 wing ...

 

[B-17engineer]

Thanks Wojtek and that's very true not many people would know haha!

 

[Airframes]

Lamberty's Dornier was hit by ground fire whilst at around 50 feet over Kenley, then got damaged by a parachute and cable device, then got hit by at least one Hurricane, then got hit by riflle fire, and then possibly by a round or two from a Webley .38 pistol!
I think maybe some people didn't like that Dornier spoiling their Sunday afternoon!

 

[B-17engineer]

So probably what I'm going to do, is use the last two photos as reference, make the canopy a little more destroyed ( needs it or I'll lose my mind )

Just need to go about finding a base and what not

 

[B-17engineer]

Actually found most of the piece...

Finished masks on the nose part, have to clean up the edges

 

[T Bolt]

I had forgotten how far along you were with this one Harrison.

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far Harrison!

 

[B-17engineer]

Thank you guys!

 

[Airframes]

Yep, I'd also forgotten how far on you were, and how good it looks too. Are you sure the canopy can't be used, and the landing gear?

 

[B-17engineer]

I can use them, its the masking that will kill me

 

[vikingBerserker]

Looking very nice there H!