Dornier Do 17Z-7, WWII German Night Fighter

Plastic kit for a German Dornier Do 17Z-7 night fighter

• Scale 1:48
• Dimensions (built): Length 340 mm / Wingspan 375 mm
• 205 parts
• 2 marking options
• not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

In the beginning of 30s it was appeared in the world an idea of high-speed bomber that could outstrip contemporary fighters. One of the objectifications of this conception became the twin-engine bomber Do 17 designed by a German Dornier Flugzeugwerke company.

Since the beginning of 1939 it were produced Do 17Z planes with new “Waffenkopf” type nose part and air-cooled Bramo 323 Fafnir engines.

In 1940 it were produced some Do 17Z-7 Kauz I night fighters. These planes had powerful nose-fired armament. They served in the night fighter unit I/NJG 2 up to the beginning of 1941.