General information on romanian Do 17s

[Chris Goss]

Just spoke to the publisher (Red Kite)-before Christmas

[Pawel Burchard]

Chris, looking forward to getting the book.

Pawel

[Rabe Anton]

Pawel, Chris, et al

Concerning Dornier Do 17s supplied to Roumania, there is substantial documentation on this subject to be found within National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Microfilm Technical Publication T-405, Roll No. 56. The file consists of original correspondence, TWXs, memoranda, etc. from the RLM, the Luftwaffe, and various Roumanian authorities concerning the delivery of Do 17s (Do 17Ms, as I recall) to Roumania and under what terms. Individual aircraft and engines to be supplied are mentioned. Although not a huge amount of material, what there is is primary, fascinating, revealing, and appears not to have been explored or exploited by researchers to date. To try to publish on the overall history of the Do 17 without consulting this file would be a very great mistake.

I own a copy of NARA T-405, Roll No. 56 and would be pleased to make a horse trade of paper copies printed from the film in return for equivalent primary documentation such as FB pages containing solid original Stammkennzeichen and Werknummern data for the Bf 109, Bf 110, Ju 87, or Ju 52.

Best,

RA

[Pawel Burchard]

Rabe, thank you for the valuable information. Did you by any chance saw anything similar concerning Bulgarian and Croatian export-Dorniers?

Kind regards,
Pawel

[Rabe Anton]

Pawel,


I'm sorry, but the NARA T-405, Roll No. 56, contains information only on the transfer of Do 17s to Roumania. I do not know of any NARA files for transfers of aircraft to Bulgaria or Croatia, though of course it is possible that such files may be found somewhere in the great NARA swamp.

Best,

RA

[Rabe Anton]

Pawel,


I'm sorry but the NARA T-405, Roll No. 56, contains information only on the transfer of Do 17s to Roumania. I do not know of any NARA files for transfers of aircraft to Bulgaria or Croatia, though of course it is possible that such files may be found somewhere in the great NARA swamp.

Best,

RA

[Frank Olynyk]

Anyone interested in this microfilm reel, or others, from NARA, should be aware that the price of microfilm from them is going up on Oct 1. The new price will be $65 per reel, and $68 per reel for foreign orders.

Frank.