Dornier Do 24 Flying Boat
Technical Information

Background
In the early 1930s, the Royal Netherlands Navy commissioned Dr. Claude Dornier to design a flying boat to replace the Dornie Wals use d by the Naval Aviation Service. The result was the three engine Dornier Do 24, whose maiden flight was July 3, 1937. Sea trials followed and within months the Do 24 went into production. On August 3, 1936 the Netherlands signed a contract for six Do 24.

By 1940, eleven were built by Weserflugzeugbau and shipped to the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) for the Marine-Luchtvaartdienst (MLD) Naval Air Service. Twenty-six were sold to the Dutch de Schelde and Aviolanda companies. At the start of the Pacific War, these flying boats flew patrol, bombing and rescue missions. By early 1942, the Do 24 were lost in combat, accidents or destroyed while moored.

Postwar, the Do 24 remained in service in France with the French Navy until 1952. The Do 24 remained in service in Spain with the Spanish Air Force until 1967.

Production
A total of 279 were built.

Two prototypes were built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Two prototypes, Do 24 V1 and V2 were built for the German Navy for evaluation against the BV 138. The Do 24 V3 and V4 were trail aircraft for the Netherlands was equipped with Wright R-1820-F52 cyclone engines that became the Do 24K-1. A total of 30 were built by the Dornier subsidiary based at Altenrhein, Switzerland.

A total of 170 were built under license by Aviolanda at Papendrecht, Netherlands as Do 24K-1 powered by the original R-1820-F52 engines and Do 24K-2 powered by R-1820-G102 engines with extra fuel capacity. When the Netherlands was occupied by the Germans, 13 uncompleted flying boats were finished for the German Navy Seenotdienst (Sea Emergency Service) with Wright Cyclone engines but later models used the BMW Bramo 323R-2. During the German occupation, another 159 were built, designated as Do 24T-1.

A total of 48 were built in France by Société Nationale des Constructions Aéronautiques du Nord (SNCAN) during the German occupation. After the liberation of France, another 40 were built for the French Navy and remained in service until 1952.

Do 24ATT
Built between 1979 to 1983. On April 25, 1983 the first Do 24ATT made its first flight and was later donated to the Deutsches Museum.

Technical Details
Crew  Six
Engine  3 x BMW Bramo 9-cylinder radial engines driving three bladed propellers
Wingspan  88' 7"
Length  72' 2"
Height  17' 10"
Maximum Speed  211 mph
Range  2,950 miles
Armament  none or 1 x 20mm cannon in dorsal turret, 2 x 7.92 machine guns
Bombs  12 × 110 pound bombs on wing mounts