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The Dornier Do 18 was a development of the Dornier Do 15 "Wal" flying-boat. Introduced by Deutsche Lufthansa in 1935, its records included a non-stop 5,200 mile (8350 km) flight from Start Point, Devon to Caravellas in Brazil. In Luftwaffe service it was obsolete by the outbreak of World War II, but a few were used on North Sea reconnaissance missions. It was highly vulnerable to British interceptors and was soon withdrawn from service. A Do 18 is believed to have been the first German aircraft destroyed during the war, downed by a Blackburn Skua on September 26, 1939. SpecificationsGeneral Characteristics
Performance
Armament2x machine guns
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