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Originally Posted by obdl3945
This is where I would imagine a side-mounted MG to be on a Do17Z, and I am aware of the 'indented' lateral position of the Do217, where the MG was fitted into a recessed area. I accept there is no visible evidence of an MG being fitted in this image (no MG barrel), but there appears to be, to my eyes, a opening - circular in shape at the top - through which an MG could have been fitted.
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This is certainly possible. There were Do 215s with lateral guns like this one:
http://www.wwiiaircraftphotos.com/LCBW/Do215-B4-3.jpg
And BTW, judging by the Lotfe bomb sight, the ZG 1 Do 215 is a bomber version (and could thus have more guns than the better known recce version).