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Dornier aircraft: books - history and technology

A book on Dornier aircraft? Explore here our selection of illustrated books on the history, models and technology of Dornier aircraft.

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Das Flugzeug ist eine der spektakulärsten und folgenreichsten Erfindungen der Menschheit. Der Name des Flugzeugkonstrukteurs Claude Dornier und der Dornier Werke ist untrennbar damit verbunden.
Silvius Dornier blickt in "Flugzeiten" auf Werk und Wirkung seines Vaters, ausgehend von den Anfängen im Luftschiffbau bei Graf Zeppelin. Der Autor wirft dabei ein Licht auf den besonderen Geist, der das Unternehmen und seine Mitarbeiter prägte - aber auch auf die herrschenden, oft tragischen Zeitumstände des 20. Jahrhunderts.

Silvius Julius Dornier, geb. 1927, in Friedrichshafen, ist der älteste Sohn des Flugzeugkonstrukteurs Claude Dornier. Früh entwickelte er, gefördert von seinem Vater, ein leidenschaftliches Interesse für die Luftfahrttechnik. Am Wiederaufbau der Dornier Werke wirkte er in verschiedenen zentralen Positionen mit.

Author:Silvius Dornier
Specs:1240 pages, 25.5 x 17 x 10.9 cm / 10 x 6.7 x 4.29 in, hardback
Illustrations:profusely illustrated
Publisher:Verlag Herder GmbH (D, 2015)

Dornier Do X - The Story of Claude Dornier's Legendary Flying Boat

Though only three were produced in late-1920s/early-1930s Germany, the Dornier Do X was the largest flying boat of its time and flew passengers on international flights in extreme comfort during the pre-World War II years.
Powered by twelve engines, the aircraft could accommodate over 100 passengers and crew and included sleeping and dining areas.

This detailed and highly illustrated book covers the design, development and construction of the Do X, then explores its initial testing and short but historic use as an international airliner, and lastly discusses the ultimate fate of all three examples.

The superb collection of photographs includes rare images of the Do X's construction, flights, crew, and luxurious fittings - including many of its interior features, furniture, vintage ephemera and place settings.

Author:Volker A. Behr
Specs:232 pages, 28.5 x 22 x 2.5 cm / 11.2 x 8.7 x 0.98 in, hardback
Illustrations:293 b&w photographs
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2013)
Book: Dornier Do X - The Story of Claude Dornier's Legendary Flying Boat

Dornier Do X - The Story of Claude Dornier's Legendary Flying Boat

Language: English

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Dornier Do 22 - Design, development, testing and service with the Yugoslav, Greek and Finnish Air Force Monographs

Author:Djordje Nikolic
Specs:180 pages, 31 x 23 x 1.9 cm / 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.75 in, hardback
Illustrations:250+ b&w photographs, 13 profile drawings in colour
Publisher:Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza (PL, 2017)
Series:Monographs (10)
Book: Dornier Do 22 - Design, development, testing and service with the Yugoslav, Greek and Finnish Air Force Monographs

Dornier Do 22 - Design, development, testing and service with the Yugoslav, Greek and Finnish Air Force

Language: English

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Dornier Do 23 - First Bomber of the Wehrmacht

Unique history of the first Wehrmacht bomber aircraft including the early Dornier Do F, 11 and 13 models.

Author:Hans Peter Dabrowski
Specs:48 pages, 26.5 x 16.5 x 0.3 cm / 10.4 x 6.5 x 0.12 in, paperback
Illustrations:over 100 photographs
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
Book: Dornier Do 23 - First Bomber of the Wehrmacht

Dornier Do 23 - First Bomber of the Wehrmacht

Language: English

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Dornier Do 24 Units (Osprey)

Perhaps the most seaworthy flying boat ever built, the elegant, tri-motor Dornier Do 24 served with both the Allied and Axis forces in very different parts of the globe during World War 2, garnering an excellent reputation along the way.
This study uses archival records, first-hand accounts and revealing photographs to illuminate the combat career of this remarkable aircraft for the first time in English. The German-built Do 24 was the Netherlands Navy's principal aerial asset during the Japanese invasion of the East Indies. While the survivors of that ordeal served in the Australian Air force, in occupied Holland and France production continued apace and the Do 24 equipped the German Air-Sea rescue service, whose crews loved and respected the machine.
The type witnessed the rise and fall of the Luftwaffe over all the European seas, took part in the desperate evacuations of Wehrmacht troops on the Baltic in the face of the overwhelming Soviet advance, and was pressed out of service only with the withdrawal of Spanish Do 24s in 1969.
This volume tells the long and eventful story of the faithful Do 24 in full.

Contents: Development (1934-1939) - Initial service (1938-41 - Dutch and Weserübung) - The Pacific War (1942-44 - Dutch and Australian service) - German service (1940-1945) - Spanish and French service (1944-1969) - Appendices.

Author:Peter de Jong
Specs:96 pages, 25 x 18.5 x 0.7 cm / 9.8 x 7.3 x 0.28 in, paperback
Illustrations:photographs and drawings (in b&w and colour)
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (GB, 2015)
Series:Combat Aircraft (110)
Book: Dornier Do 24 Units (Osprey)

Dornier Do 24 Units

Language: English

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Dornier Do 27

Die Do 27 gehört zu den erfolgreichsten deutschen Flugzeugentwicklungen der Nachkriegszeit: Eine unverwechselbare, robuste und extrem vielseitige Maschine. Ab 1956 bei Dornier gebaut, war es das erste nach dem Krieg in Deutschland in Großserie gefertigte Flugzeug.
Jahrzehntelang flog die Kurzstart- und -Landefähige Maschine auch bei der Bundeswehr. Weltweite Berühmtheit erlangte die Zebra-Dornier von Prof. Bernhard Grzimek, der sie bei seinen Naturfilmen in Afrika einsetzte.

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Fantastisches Bildmaterial aus Privat- und Militärarchiven machen den Band zu einem echten Leckerbissen und setzen diesem Klassiker ein Denkmal.

Author:Gerhard Lang
Specs:224 pages, 27 x 23 x 1.9 cm / 10.6 x 9.1 x 0.75 in, hardback
Illustrations:200 b&w and colour photographs
Publisher:Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2021)
Series:Flugzeugtypen
Book: Dornier Do 27

Dornier Do 27

Language: German

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Dornier Do 31

Die Do 31 ist bis heute in Art und Ausführung einmalig auf der Welt. Die serienreife Maschine hatte die Grösse eines mittelgrossen Geschäftsreiseflugzeugs und konnte fünf Tonnen Nutzlast oder 36 vollausgerüstete Soldaten mitführen - was den Markt für Kampfzonentransporter revolutioniert hätte.
Es blieb jedoch bei wenigen Prototypen, deren Entwicklung, Bau und Erprobung äusserst spannend verliefen, bahnbrechende konstruktive Neuerungen hervorbrachten und bis heute ein Meilenstein der Flugzeugentwicklung sind.

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Peter Kielhorns Band überzeugt mit einmaligem Bild- und Datenmaterial über diese luftfahrttechnische Sensation.

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Author:Peter Kielhorn
Specs:240 pages, 26.5 x 23 cm / 10.4 x 9.1 in, hardback
Illustrations:220 b&w and colour photographs
Publisher:Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2018)
Series:Flugzeugtypen

Dassault / Dornier Alpha Jet: Flying with air forces around the world (Duke Hawkins)

This beautiful Duke Hawkins photo book extensively presents the Dassault / Dornier Alpha Jet, in service with many countries around the world.
The book contains not only action shots, but also many "walkaround" photos that show the details of the aircraft from different angles. Chapters on cockpit, fuselage, armament and maintenance work.

The series "Aircraft in Detail" arose from the collaboration between pilots, aircraft technicians and modellers. This volume (No. 18) on the Dassault / Dornier Alpha Jet is illustrated with a large number of very high quality color photographs, most of which have never been published before.

Author:Robert Pied, Nicolas Deboeck
Specs:116 pages, 24 x 24 cm / 9 x 9 in, paperback
Illustrations:numerous colour photographs
Publisher:HMH Publications (B, 2021)
Series:Aircraft in Detail (18)
Book: Dassault / Dornier Alpha Jet: Flying with air forces around the world (Duke Hawkins)

Dassault / Dornier Alpha Jet: Flying with air forces around the world

Language: English

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Related titles:

Dornier Do17: The 'Flying Pencil' in the Luftwaffe

Dornier Do17 : The 'Flying Pencil' in the Luftwaffe Service

Chris Goss

English | hardback | 304 p. | 2020

Dornier Do 17 Units of WW2

Dornier Do 17 Units of World War 2

Chris Goss

English | paperback | 96 p. | 2019

Dornier Do 215: Luftwaffe + Other Operators 1938-1945

Dornier Do 215: Luftwaffe and Other Operators 1938-1945

Mikael Olrog

English | hardback | 272 p. | 2017

Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2

Dornier Do 217 Units of World War 2

Chris Goss

English | paperback | 96 p. | 2021

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