Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Official photo "37780" - location unknown - possibly Oberpfaffenhofen, believed to have been destroyed by Allied bombing.

Official Dornier photo of the roll-out following restoration. Shipped from Washington DC to Frankfurt in a Lufthansa Boeing 747F, flown from Frankfurt in a Transall, arrived 26 October 1974. Handed back to NASM on 12 March 1976 and displayed on loan at the Deutsche Museum for several years.

Only extant Pfeil (Arrow) restored by Dornier in 1975 on display at NASM. This is the second pre-production Do-335A that was ferried by test pilot Hans-Werner Lerche from Luftwaffe Test Centre Rechlin to the Dornier factory at Oberpfaffenhofen. Taking off in the evening of 20 April 1945, Lerche had to land at Prague due to fuel shortage. He delivered the Pfeil on 23 April, whereafter it was captured by the Allies and shipped to the USA for testing. Powered by two 1,750 ps DB603A-2 engines, the 763 km/h Do-335 was the fastest piston engine aircraft in production under the Jägernotprogramm.

Riddled with bullet holes, 240105 was captured by the Americans at Lechfeld. Not among the aircraft taken back to the US for testing. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

Del 16 April 1945 Code VG+PH Registered to USAAF as FE-1012,T2-1012 Preserved at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

The B-2 was a proposed version of the Pfeil (Arrow) that would have been fitted with 2 additional MK-103 canons in the wings. Although this is an impressive replica, the fork mount of the nose wheel, the cockpit hood and some other parts are original parts incorporated in the build. The replica was built by Holger Bull , completing it in 2019. Since that year the plane is on display at the super Luftfahrttechnisches Museum.

One of two Do 335A-12 trainers completed by Dornier. The two-seat Pfeil was nicknamed Ameisenbär (anteater). Photo most probably taken at Oberpaffenhofen where this aircraft was captured by US forces. Assigned to the British as AM223, it crashed into a school near Farnborough on 18 January 1946. The RAE pilot lost his life but no one on the ground was seriously hurt. Photo from: National Museum of the US Navy

This is the second Do 335 A-0 built and is now a stunning exhibit at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian NASM. Allied forces found the Do-335 when they overran Oberpfaffenhofen airfield on 29th April 1945. After VE Day it was shipped to the USA aboard the British aircraft carrier HMS Reaper, along with other captured German aircraft and equipment for technology evaluation. Following USN testing from 1945-48 the Navy transferred the Pfeil (Arrow) to the museum's collection in 1961

With two piston engines and propellers in tandem, the Pfeil (Arrow) was capable of speeds up to 770 kmh (478 mph).

This is the only Do 335 extant and the second A-0 built, finally becoming a quite stunning exhibit at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian NASM. I was completely taken aback by the huge dimensions of this aircraft, apparent when comparing the relative size of the Pfeil with the Arado Ar-234 behind.

First flown in 10.43, the push-pull "Arrow" was the fastest production piston fighter of WWII, capable of 472mph at 21,000ft. This sole remaining example of 37 built was taken to the USA for evaluation after the war. Ferried from Oberwiesenfeld to Cherbourg escorted by two P-51s, the Do 335 was easily able to out-pace the escorts and arrived 45 minutes ahead. When returned to Dornier for restoration in 1974, explosive charges to blow off the tail and rear propeller in emergency were found still intact

Manfred Pflumm is well known for building replica aircraft which are featured in museums across Germany. This Do-335 has never been completed. Only one original aircraft exists (in the Udvar-Hazy Centre). The type was a WWII heavy fighter with a pusher and pull props. It was fast but few entered service before the war finished.