Dornier Do 22

Do 22

Dornier Do 22 K in the Finnish Air Force
Role	Torpedo bomber and reconnaissance seaplane
Manufacturer	Dornier Flugzeugwerke
First flight	15 July 1938
Produced	1938-1939
Number built	~30

The Dornier Do 22 was a German seaplane developed in the 1930s. Despite good performance, it was built only in small numbers and entirely for the export market. The type was operated in the Second World War by Greece, Yugoslavia and Finland.

Development and design

In 1934, Dornier's Swiss subsidiary, based at its at factory at Altenrhein designed a three-seat, single-engined military floatplane, the Do C3; two prototypes were built,^[1] with the first flown in 1935.

It was a parasol wing monoplane of fabric covered all-metal construction. Its slightly swept-back wing was attached to the fuselage by bracing struts, its two floats were braced to both the wing and fuselage. It was powered by a Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs engine driving a three-bladed propeller, and could carry a single torpedo or bombs under the fuselage, defensive armament was one fixed forward firing machine gun, two in the rear cockpit and one in a ventral tunnel.^[1]^[2]

The first production model, known as the Do 22/See when fitted with floats, did not fly until 15 July 1938 from Dornier's factory at Friedrichshafen, Germany, although it did incorporate parts made in Switzerland.^[2] While the Luftwaffe was not interested in the aircraft, examples were sold to Yugoslavia, Greece and Latvia. In March 1939, a prototype with conventional landing gear (the Do 22L), was completed and test flown, but it did not enter production.^[3]

Operational history

The Greek Do 22s were destroyed during the German invasion of the Balkans in 1941,^[4] but the crews of eight of the Yugoslav machines successfully evaded capture or destruction by fleeing to Egypt. There they flew under the control of the British Royal Air Force until the lack of spare parts made the aircraft unusable.^[5]

The four Latvian aircraft had not been delivered when the Soviet Union occupied Latvia in 1940 and were retained by Germany.^[6] In 1942 they were transferred to Finland, being used on floats or skis until the end of the war.^[2]

Variants

Do C3: Prototypes of the Do 22, two built
Do 22Kg: Export version for Greece.
Do 22Kj: Export version for Yugoslavia.
Do 22Kl: Export version for Latvia. Not delivered, but eventually transferred to Finland.
Do 22L: Land-based aircraft, fitted with a conventional landing gear. One prototype only.

Operators

Finland: Finnish Air Force - four Do 22KI ^[7]
Greece

Hellenic Air Force

Latvia

Latvian Air Force

Kingdom of Yugoslavia: Yugoslav Royal Navy - 12

Specifications (Do 22)

Data from German Aircraft of the Second World War ^[8]

General characteristics

Crew: 3, pilot, gunner and radio operator
Length: 13.12 m (43 ft 0½ in)
Wingspan: 16.20 m (53 ft 1¾ in)
Height: 4.85 m^[9] (15 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 45.0 m² (482.2 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,600 kg (5,733 lb)
Loaded weight: 4,000 kg (8,820 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 12Ybrs V-12 liquid-cooled inline piston engine, 641 kW (860 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 350 km/h (189 knots, 217 mph) at 3,000 m (9,840 ft)
Cruise speed: 310 km/h (168 knots, 193 mph)
Range: 2,300 km (1,428 mi)
Service ceiling: 9,000 m (29,500 ft)
Climb to 5,000 m (16,400 ft): 13 min

Armament

Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 15 machine guns in ventral and dorsal positions, 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine gun in the nose.
Bombs: 1 × 800 kg (1,764 lb) torpedo or 4 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs

Notes

1 2 Smith and Kay 1974, p.119.
1 2 3 Green 1962, p.66.
↑ Smith and Kay 1974, p.119—120.
↑ Hartmann, Bert. Dornier Do 22. www.luftarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2009.
↑ March 1998, p.230.
↑ DORNIER DO-22K1. Latvian Aircraft - 1918-1940. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
↑ Backwoods Landing Strip: Finnish Air Force aircraft
↑ Smith and Kay 1972, p.120.
↑ Donald 1997, p.340.

References

Donald, David (ed.) The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Leicester, UK: Blitz Editions. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
Green, William. War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Six Floatplanes. London:Macdonald, 1962.
March, Daniel J. British Warplanes of World War II. London:Aerospace Publishing, 1998. ISBN 1-874023-92-1.
Smith, J.R. and Kay, Antony L. German Aircraft of the Second World War. London:Putnam, 1972. ISBN 0-85177-836-4.

External links

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A History of Greek Military Equipment (1821-today): Greek Do.22 Kg

Dornier and Zeppelin-Lindau aircraft

Zeppelin-Lindau 1914-1919	Rs.I Rs.II Rs.III Rs.IV C.I C.II CS.I CL.II D.I V1

Dornier designations 1919-1933	Do A Do B Do C Do D Do E Do F Do G Do H Do J Do K Do L Do N Do O Do P Do Q Do R Do S Do T Do U Do V Do X Do Y Delphin Komet Libelle Merkur Spatz Wal

RLM designations 1933-1945	Do 10 Do 11 Do 12 Do 13 Do 14 Do 15 Do 16 Do 17 Do 18 Do 19 Do 20 Do 22 Do 23 Do 24 Do 25 Do 26 Do 29 Do 212 Do 214 Do 215 Do 216 Do 217 Do 317 Do 318 Do 335 Do 417 Do 435 Do 635 P.59 P.85 P.174 P.184 P.192 P.231 P.232 P.238 P.247 P.252 P.254 P.256 P.273 P.1075

Dornier designations post-1945	Do 24 Do 25 Do 27 Do 28 Do 29 Do 31 Do 32 Do 34 Do 128 Do 132 Do 228 Do 231 328 328JET 428 528 728JET 928JET Aerodyne Alpha Jet Projekt 621 Seastar S-Ray 007

See also Claudius Dornier and Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen

Reich Air Ministry aircraft designations

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201 to 300	Si 201 Si 202 DFS 203 Si 204 Fw 206 Me 208 Me 209 Me 209 (1943) Me 210 Hü 211 Do 212 Do 214 Do 215 Do 216 Do 217 Hs 217 He 219 He 220 BV 222 Fa 223 Fa 224 Ao 225 Fa 225 BV 226 Ho 226 FGP 227 DFS 228 Ho 229 DFS 230 Ar 231 Ar 232 Ar 233 Ar 234 Do 235 BV 237 BV 238 Fw 238 Ar 239 Ar 240 Go 241 Go 242 Go 244 BV 246 Ju 248 BV 250 Fw 250 Ho 250 Ho 251 Ho 252 Ju 252 Fi 253 Ho 253 Ta 254 Ho 254 Fi 256 Sk 257 Fw 261 Me 261 Me 262 Me 263 Me 264 Fl 265 Me 265 Fa 266 Ho 267 Ju 268 Fa 269 He 270 We 271 Fw 272 He 274 He 275 He 277 He 278 He 280 Fl 282 Fa 283 Ta 283 Fa 284 Fl 285 Ju 286 Ju 287 Ju 288 Ju 290 Me 290 As 292 Hs 293 Hs 294 Hs 295 Ar 296 Hs 296 Hs 297 Hs 298 Fw 300

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