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The international interest aroused in the Do17 in July 1937 by its success at Zurich was reneged in the following year by the début of the improved Do17Z, and at an early stage in the development of the new model, the Yugoslav government began to consider its capabilities as a potential successor to the earlier [...]

In the mid of thirties Yugoslav aviation operated with the modern airplane of the period but it’s time were slowly running out. All other foreigner air forces was similarly equipped with biplanes but they looking forward for their replacement in close future with all metal monoplanes with retractable undercarriage. A plan for modernization of VV [...]

This plane was originally conceived as “Zmajev razarac broj jedan” and in 1936 Dusan Stankov and Djordje Ducic submitted to the Air Staff general proposal for this plane. A year later prototype of Zmaj R-1 was ordered by Command of Aviation and airplane factory “Zmaj” in Belgrade built this twin engine plane. It was of [...]

Do17K was export version of Do17 for Royal Yugoslavia. As the Do17K being close resemblance of the Do17E and M type, it mainly differ in several major features and was more capable combat platform. Do17Ka-1 and Ka-2 was derivates of Do17E/F and featured fabric covered wing lower surface and short distance among the engines. Do17Kb [...]