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Dornier Do 335: Fastest Piston Fighter of WW2

The Luftwaffe's Dornier Do 335 Fighter was so fast that German aviators nicknamed it the Pfeil or Arrow. In fact, it was the fastest piston-engine fighter of World War II. The Do 335 was a unique ...
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️⚙️⏱️The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil: Germany’s Twin-Engine Bomber Destroyer That Came Too Late

The Dornier Do 335 Pfeil was unlike anything else in the Luftwaffe arsenal. Powered by two inline DB 603 engines in a unique push-pull configuration, it was fast, heavily armed, and surprisingly agile ...
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Dornier Do 335 A-0 Pfeil (Arrow)

Click to open image viewer. The Dornier Do 335 was one of the fastest propeller-driven aircraft ever flown. The Germans claimed that a pilot flew a Do 335 at a speed of 763 km/h (474 mph) in level ...