"Flying pencil" - this is how this aircraft was nicknamed at the front for the characteristic shape of the fuselage, and officially the Do 17 was called the "high-speed bomber" (SchnellKampfflugzeug). The aircraft designers of the famous Dornier company managed to prove that the creation of a twin-engine bomber with the flight characteristics of a fighter is a very real task - developing speeds of up to 600 kmh in a gentle dive. Do 17 became a real sensation and made a splash at the Alpen Rundflug ring air race, overtaking all rivals, even fighters, the closest of which was 5 minutes behind it!