The "North American B-25" design was started after the famous 1937 Zurich race where the Do-17MV was faster then any fighter then in service, and thus could have been an influence on the B-25 design.
Text ©2004-2006 Joe Kudrna (pictures are public domain or linked from other sites)
I have over 200 pictures in my collection, but I do not have the space to have then all online. Instead a number of sites have very good collections of images to look at.
Rather then duplicate those sites, I will simply post links to them. Images of interestest and those not on the other sites will be posted here.
On a side, an interesting comparison of a Do-17z with a North American B-25 bomber. (left)
The "North American B-25" design was started after the famous 1937 Zurich race where the Do-17MV was faster then any fighter then in service, and thus could have been an influence on the B-25 design.
On to the links!
Luftwaffepics.com is an excellent resource for Luftwaffe pictures!
The Do-17 page1, page 2.
The Do-215 page.
The Do-217 page.
The Do-217/317 ( page 2).
Luftarchiv.de is a great resource for Luftwaffe material (although mostly in German)!
The Do-17 page.
The Do-215 page.
The Do-217 page.
The Do-317 page (heavily modified 217).
Here is a great Czech web site with many interesting images of the 17 and 215. Includes rare photos of Finnish and Croation 17's
Excellent Russian site with mutiple 3-views of various versions of 17's, 215's, and 217's.
NOTE, some information is incorrect, so verify with other sources on its accuracy.
Famous color photograph of KG2 (U5+xx) Do-17's on a mission.
and a facinating counter point of KG2's new Do-217's in formation! What a difference a year makes!
Images of the cockpit follows. I have not seen too many of this subject, so these represent just about all that exist (these photos hosted on http://www.luchtoorlog.be). These images actually come from advertising for the Do-215, in the hopes of finding buyers for the bomber! The year is early 1939.
Model builders offer some of the best internal detail photos becuase their incredible attention to detail and at least a fair look at internal support structure!
Looking forward from the upper gunner in a Do-17z. You can see the back of the pilots seat (control yoke just to the upper right), butt end of the pilots MG15, engine instruments, and to the lower left the engine controls and the large trim control wheel, amoung other details. The excellent 1/48 scale model panel built by 'crystoffer' offers and good view of the layout and colors.
Wider view of forward cockpit with pilot and bombaimer in position.
This time a photo forward looking aft at the upper-rear (dorsal) gunner. Note he is sitting on what could be called a 'bar stool', as can be seen in the excellent model of it also built by 'crystoffer'
Underneatch the 'bar stool' lies, or in this case, kneels the lower rear (venteral) gunner. The folding seat for the bomberaimer is to the left folded up.
View into the cockpit with the emergency escape hatch removed.
Another place to see excellent perspectives on the 17 in model form is ARC model builders forum.