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The Dornier Do 17 was a medium-class bomber first used by the German Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. During the early phases of World War 2, it was heavily deployed in bomber and reconnaissance configurations. The Do 17 spearheaded the Blitzkrieg campaigns of Poland, France, Belgium, and Holland, demonstrating its combat reliability. Nonetheless, as the war raged on, it began to be overshadowed by more powerful aircraft used by both the Allies and the Luftwaffe itself, such as the Ju