Dornier Do 15

Flying boat

Service Data

In Service: 6 November 1924 to 1945

Production Data

First Flight: 6 November 1924
Manufacturer: Dornier
Number built: 300

Technical Data

Type: Flying boat reconnaissance

Crew: 4 men
Length: 24.6 m
Wingspan: 28.6 m
Wing area: 137 m²
Height: 6 m
Empty: 9,850 kg
Loaded: 14,000 kg
Engine: 2 × Bristol Jupiter 9 cylinder naturally aspirated air cooled radial engine producing up to 525 hp each
Maximum speed: 209 km/h
Range: 2,000 km
Service ceiling:
Armament:
1 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in bow position
1 × 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun in dorsal position
Bomb load up to 4 × 50 kg on external wing racks
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
Do 15 J
Do 15R
Do 15 R-2
Do 15 R-4

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History

The Dornier Do 15 was a RLM designation of the Dornier Militär-Wal twin engines flying boat

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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