Dornier Do 23

Bomber

Service Data

In Service: 13 February 1933 to 1945

Production Data

First Flight: 13 February 1933
Manufacturer: Dornier
Number built: 100 plus

Technical Data

Type: Bomber

Crew: 4 men
Length: 18.8 m
Wingspan: 25.5 m
Wing area: 108 m²
Height: 5.4 m
Empty: 5,600 kg
Loaded: 9,200 kg
Engine: 2 × BMW VI d 12 cylinder liquid cooled inline piston engine producing up to 750 hp each
Maximum speed: 259 km/h
Range: 1,352 km
Service ceiling: 4.200 m
Armament:
1 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in nose
1 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in dorsal position
1 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in ventral position
Bomb load up to 1000 kg
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
Do 23F
Do 23G

Other: Bombers
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History

The Dornier Do 23 was a twin engines high wing medium bomber with fixed undercarriage over a hundred built for the Luftwaffe

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Sources

The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822

German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242

Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X

For a complete list of sources