Folks,

If anyone is interested in the history of the DEI Do-24s, there is an excellent book by a Tom Womack titled “The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan.” The Dutch Do-24s by the facts given was a better aircraft than the Catalinas. The problem was spare parts once German over ran Holland and the Japanese attacked. The most interesting item about the Do-24s that Japanese found out the hard way was its dorsal turret. That turret mounted a “high velocity” 20mm cannon. One of the major roles of the Do-24s besides reconn was hunting down Japanese flying boats. The Do-24s and the Japanese flying boats engaged combat like the sailing ships of old. And the Do-24 with that one 20mm cannon if it could get abeam usually won.

Again, it is a great read. Sad. But a great read.

Jack E. Hammond

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