Dornier Do 27 "Civilian Service"

In the post-war years, many German aircraft designers feared the possible ban on aircraft production and began to leave the country.
Among them was Claudius Dornier Jr, the son of the famous German aircraft designer from the Second World War.
He settled in Spain, where he founded the company Oficinas Técnicas Dornier (OTEDO).
In the mid-1950s, the Spanish Ministry of Aviation was looking for a new STOL aircraft, and after receiving the order, Dornier designed the Dornier Do 25 type, a high-wing aircraft for a crew of four.
Two prototypes were built by CASA in Spain, while in Germany the type was redesigned as the Do 27. Here powered by the Lycoming GSO-480-B1B6 engine.
This type was also eventually put into production and was the first aircraft to go into series production in Germany after the war.
A total of 428 aircraft were built in various versions, which were used by all three branches of the newly established German armed forces, i.e. the air force, navy and army.
At the same time, a series of 50 aircraft was also produced in Spain for the Spanish military - the CASA C-127/U.9.
The numerous versions of the type differed mainly in the type of running gear, engine and propeller, the shape of the vertical stabiliser or the single or dual controls in the cockpit.
The Dornier Do 27 was not only used by the air forces of many European countries, especially Portugal, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland and some others, but also in other parts of the world.
It could be seen flying in several African countries, in Israel and also in Turkey.
The type also found its way into civil aviation and was very popular with the so-called bush pilots because of its excellent performance under the rough conditions of irregular transport routes in Africa or South America.

Plastic model kit
with photoetched parts

Decals for:

• the aircraft with the zebra stripe, which belonged to the biologist and filmmaker Michael Grzimek and flew in Africa
• an all yellow Swiss aircraft
• Australian registration in Papua New Guinea of a Christian mission

scale 1:72

unbuilt / unpainted