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• 1,925 Dornier 217s were built but none survive today. One was earmarked for preservation in 1945 but was scrapped in 1956. • A Dornier 217 was test flown by Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown. He described it as “underwhelming”. • The final actions of...

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