|
Re: Luftwaffe using the Dornier Do 22 Floatplane ?
Perhaps this adds somewhat to the topic
The first prototype was Dornier WNr 259 and made it's first flight between October to December 1933. No registration was ever carried in spite of being tested at Friedrichshafen in 1934 by pilots from Erprobungsstelle Travemünde.
No interest was shown by the German Government at the time and Dornier rather laid back promoted the design abroad (the prototype was shown in May 1936 in Stockholm)
Due to the interest shown, Dornier laid down a batch of 24 aircraft
WNr 741 to 752 (sold to Greece as N21 to N32
WNr 753 to 759 sold to Jugoslavia as 302 to 308
WNr 786 sold to Jugoslavia as 309
WNr 797 to 800 sold to Jugoslavia as 310 to 313
(WNr 259 was then also sold to Jugoslavia as 301)
The Greek model was known as Do 22Kg
The Jugoslav model was known as Do 22Kj
Latvia also showed some interest in the type but by the time they were built the order for four aircraft, designated Do 22Kl was refused. These four were then sold to Finland, receiving WNr 22.0025 to 22.0028.
I am not sure why Dornier at this stage opted for totally different WNrs, thus deviating from their main WNr range, but the last two digits fit perfectly with the actual production run, dropping the prototype of course...
Cheers
Stig
|