Germany's Dornier Do 217J and Do 217N night fighter

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Design

Prototype

Production

Variants

Usage

The Italians were supplied with twelve Do 217Js.¹ These were used to defend Genoa, Milan, and Turin.¹

Luftwaffe Gruppen

The Do 217J-2 equipped eight Luftwaffe Gruppen.¹

Luftwaffe Nachtjagdgruppen

There were 15 Nachtjagdgruppen equipped with Do 217 night fighters.² These Nachtjagdgruppen were also equipped with Ju 88s and Bf 110 night fighters.²

Specifications

	Dornier Do 217J1	Dornier Do 217J-21	Dornier Do 217N1	Dornier Do 217N-21,2
Type	Night fighter / intruder1		Night fighter / intruder1	Night fighter2
Crew	3 - 41		3 - 41	42
Engine (Type)	2: BMW 801A1		2: Daimler-Benz DB603A1	2: Daimler Benz DB 603A2
Cylinders	Radial 141		Inverted V 121	V 122
Cooling				Liquid2
HP	1,580 each1		1,750 each1	1,750 each2
Propeller blades	3 each1		3 each1
Fuel capacity
Dimensions
Span	62' 4"1 19 m1			62' 4"2
Length	59'1 18 m1			62'2
Height	16' 3"1 4.97 m1			16' 4"2
Wing area
Weight
Empty		20,613 lb1 9,350 kg1		20,700 lb1 9,390 kg1
Loaded				29,100 lb1, 29,101 lb2 13,200 kg1
Maximum load		29,056 lb1 13,180 kg1
Performance
Speed @ 19,685' / 6,000 m			320 mph1 515 kph1	320 mph2
Cruising speed			264 mph1 425 kph1
Climb to 19,685' / 6,000 m			15 minutes1
Service ceiling			29,200'1 8,900 m1	29,200'2
Range			1,550 miles1 2,495 km1	1,090 miles2
Armament				4: MG2 4: 20 mm2
Nose	1: 20 mm1		4: 20 mm1 4: 7.9 mm MG1
OR	4: 7.9 mm MG1
Dorsal turret	1: 13 mm MG1
Ventral gondola	1: 13 mm MG
Upward firing			4: 20 mm (some models)1