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Dornier Do17K-3 AX707, ex-VVKJ 3348, at Heliopolis

Dornier Do 17 in British Service

Dornier Do 17 in British Service

Following the fall of Yugoslavia, two Dornier Do 17K bombers escaped Yugoslavia carrying King Peter and gold. Upon arrival in Heliopolis, Egypt, the aircraft were given the serials AX706 and AX707. Both aircraft were destroyed in an air attack on Ismaïlia airfield on 27 August 1941 only eight days after arrival.

VVKJ airmen working on Dornier Do17K-3 3363 at Heliopolis, late April 1941
VVKJ airmen working on Dornier Do17K-3 3363 at Heliopolis, late April 1941
Dornier Do17K-3 3363 and obscured 3348 behind it shortly after arriving to Heliopolis on 19 April 1941
Dornier Do17K-3 3363 and obscured 3348 behind it shortly after arriving to Heliopolis on 19 April 1941
Dornier Do17K-3 3348 shortly upon arrival in Egypt
Dornier Do17K-3 3348 shortly upon arrival in Egypt
RAF airmen next to Dornier Do17K AX706 of 102.M.U. at Ismailia, summer 1941
RAF airmen next to Dornier Do17K AX706 of 102.M.U. at Ismailia, summer 1941
Dornier Do17K-3 AX707, ex-VVKJ 3348, at Heliopolis
Dornier Do17K-3 AX707, ex-VVKJ 3348, at Heliopolis
Dornier Do17K in RAF markings
Dornier Do17K in RAF markings