Aircraft Photo of D-ANHR | Dornier Do 18D-3

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	D-ANHR
Aircraft Original Type:	Dornier Do 18
Aircraft Generic Type:	Dornier Do 18
Aircraft Version:	Dornier Do 18D-3
C/n (msn):	734

Location
Location:	In Flight
Country:	Germany

Photo Date:	March 1938 to September 1938
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	307598

Photo Comment
The Do 18 was designed as a transatlantic mailplane and, although 170 examples were built, it was unsuccessful as a military aircraft, underpowered by Jumo diesel engines, cramped and not all that seaworthy apparently. D-ANHR made a record flight of 8435 km (5241 miles) from the catapult ship Westfalen off the English coast to Brazil on 27-29 March 1938; it did not reach the intended destination, Rio de Janeiro. Afterwards it was tested with BMW 132 radials, becoming the sole Do 18L. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 5 December 2020, and has since been viewed 1134 times.

Photo Comment

The Do 18 was designed as a transatlantic mailplane and, although 170 examples were built, it was unsuccessful as a military aircraft, underpowered by Jumo diesel engines, cramped and not all that seaworthy apparently. D-ANHR made a record flight of 8435 km (5241 miles) from the catapult ship Westfalen off the English coast to Brazil on 27-29 March 1938; it did not reach the intended destination, Rio de Janeiro. Afterwards it was tested with BMW 132 radials, becoming the sole Do 18L. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

This photo was added on 5 December 2020, and has since been viewed 1134 times.

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