Germany's Dornier Do 335 fighter
Nickname: Pfeil ("Arrow")

Photos

Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) fighter:


Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) fighter with it's tail shot up:


Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) fighter:

Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) fighter:


Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) fighter:


Dornier Do 335A-12 Pfeil (Arrow) trainer:

Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) fighter:


Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) fighter:

Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) fighter:


Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) fighter:


Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow) fighter:

Design

The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil used a push pull system patented by Dr. Claude Dornier in 1937.¹

Engines

The front engine was located in the nose, and the rear engine was located in the middle of the fuselage with a long shaft running to the pusher propellar.^1,2

Tail

The tail was in a cruciform shape.¹

Undercarriage

The Do 335 had a tricycle undercarriage.^1,2

Prototype

The concept of the Dornier Do 335 was tested on a small aircraft, the Go 9, built by Schemp-Hirth.¹ The push pull system was shown to work.¹

The Do 335V prototype first flew on September 1943² / October 26, 1943.¹

Production

• Dornier Do 335V: 14¹
• Dornier Do 335A-0: 10¹
• Dornier Do 335A-1: 11¹
• Dornier Do 335A-12: 2¹
• Total: 37¹
  • Manufacturer: Dornier Werke GmbH²

Variants

• Dornier Do 335V: Prototype.¹
• Dornier Do 335A-0: Preproduction.¹
• Dornier Do 335A-1: Production model.¹
• Dornier Do 335A-6: Proposed night fighter with radar.¹
• Dornier Do 335A-10: Proposed night fighter trainer.¹
• Dornier Do 335A-12: Two seat trainer.¹ A second cockpit was mounted behind and above the front cockpit.¹
• Dornier Do 335B Zerstörer: Proposed fighter with more powerful cannon armament.¹ The internal bay was removed.¹

Usage

Test Unit

In January 1945 a test unit received the Do 335.¹ There are no records of any Do 335s in combat with Allied forces.¹

Factory Overran

In 1945 the United States forces overran the factory at Oberpfaffenhofen halting all production.¹

Specifications