Dornier Do.217 N-1 Caccia Notturno
Regia Aeronautica – 235a Squadriglia, 60o Gruppo, 41o Stormo, Lonate Pozzolo (Italy), Summer 1943
Italy acquired twelve Do 217 J-1 and J-2 Regia Aeronáutica variants between September 1942 and June 1943 for night operations. equipped an Italian unit: 235a Squadriglia of 60° Gruppo (41° Stormo). at Treviso San Giuseppe, then at Lonate Pozzolo, the unit malfunctioned. The unit shot down just one enemy plane and lost one of its own, after almost a year of activity.
Coded 235-4 with German crosses under the wings only and no Italian markings at all. Its colour scheme is over-all Matt Black with Black-Grey (RLM 66?) on the exhaust shrouds and spinners plus RLM 74 engine covers on the cowlings
Kit details- Kit: Italaerei 125
- Scale: 1:72
This model appears in
- Night Fighters, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle WA, from Jun 5 2025 to Oct 2 2025 (event managed by Neil Makar)
Dornier Do.217 N-1 Caccia Notturno
TBD
Scale 1:72
Modeler: Paolo Marcucci