DORNIER Do 217 Luftwaffe Bomber FAOW Black 145 Brand New Pictorial!

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Offered by Over The Blue Horizon and recently obtained in Tokyo is a new, very nicely-done volume from the well-regarded FAMOUS AIRCRAFT OF THE WORLD (FAOW) Black Cover series: Number 145, 2011, “DORNIER DO 217.” One of the more versatile and useful Luftwaffe mid-war bomber (re)designs, the Dornier Do 217 remedied the shortcomings of the Do 17 while greatly advancing design/performance. In almost every way, the Do 217 was a success – it carried a much heavier bomb load than either the Heinkel He 111 or the Junkers Ju 88. It was also very fast, surpassing both aircraft in maximum speed. With its decent performance, it served a wide variety of roles including delivering the Fritz-X glide bombs and as a night fighter. Production ended in December 1943, but it continued to serve until the end of the war. The FAOW series began publication in the late 1960s and are highly illustrated monographs focusing on a specific aircraft or family of aircraft. Text is in Japanese, but the photographs, scale line drawings, cut-away drawings, cockpit diagrams, close-up detail drawings and profiles help transcend the written word and have appealed to aircraft researchers and aviation hobbyists to this day. The formats and covers have slightly changed over the years. Originally, the FAOW covers were White and beginning in 1971, changed to Blue. In 1 979, the FAOW covers changed to a Chart or Graph-paper background, and then in 1986, changed to the current Black Cover series. This nicely done softcover on the Do 217 is 96 pages long, 7.25 x 10.25 inches in size, and provides exceptional coverage with 16 pages of color with a multiple page fold-out. Condition is brand-new. FREE SHIPPING & HANDLING : We offer FREE United States Postal Service (USPS) Priority shipping (4-6 days) with delivery confirmation for this auction to U.S. buyers. Hawaii residents pay 4.166% general excise tax. We wrap your purchase in bubble wrap or tissue, and then protect it with clean, sturdy cardboard to ensure that it arrives in the same condition described in the auction. We mail promptly and send you the delivery confirmation number when your purchase is mailed. Check out our feedback – we take pride in our high customer satisfaction rate. SAVE MONEY WITH MULTIPLE PURCHASES : We invite you to look at our other items for sale or visit our eBay store. Make multiple purchases, combine shipping and save money! For each additional Ebay book (or group of books) you purchase from Over the Blue Horizon and combine shipping, you’ll receive a $5 discount. For example, if you win a $25 book, and then win another book (or set of books) that cost $25, we will take $5 off the total price, bringing it down to $45! Win three, get $10 off, and the savings go on and on .....as you fill up a box. The United States Postal Service now has four sizes of flat-rate envelopes or boxes which we can use to save you money on shipping. Note: some items being sold by Over The Blue Horizon, such as posters, are not eligible for these savings, but email us if you have any questions. BIDDERS OUTSIDE THE U.S. : We have extensive experience with foreign buyers and welcome your business. You will Your discount will be equal to the free shipping value for U.S. customers. Email us before the auction ends for discounted shipping costs for your country or for any other questions. If you are the winner, we will send you the shipping costs for your country. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up – do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" - US and International government regulations prohibit those action... read more

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