The Dornier Do 217 was a bomber used by German Luftwaffe during World War II as a more powerful version of the Dornier Do 17 known as the Fliegender Bleistift . Designed in 1937 and 1938 as a heavy bomber its design was refined during 1939 and production began in late 1940. It entered service in early 1941 and by the beginning of 1942 was available in significant numbers. The Dornier Do 217 had a much larger bomb load capacity and had much greater range than the Do 17.
Made by Dornier Flugzeugwerke.
It is the successor of the Dornier Do 17 ,
Dornier Do 217 is the predecessor of the Dornier Do 317.