Dornier And WWII’s Fastest Piston Fighter: The Do 335 “Arrow” [RARE RESTORED AND COLORIZED FOOTAGE] Explore the revolutionary engineering behind the Dornier Do 335 “Pfeil” (Arrow) in this restored historical documentary. As World War II drew to a close, German aircraft designer Claudius Dornier unveiled a heavy fighter that defied conventional design. This video chronicles the development of the Luftwaffe’s fastest piston-engine aircraft, a machine that utilized a unique “push-pull” engine confi

Dornier Do 335 'Pfeil' (Arrow) at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center. The type employed a principle Dornier had used repeatedly in flying boat designs, namely the combination of two engines in a single nacelle - in this case the 'nacelle' being the fuselage of the aircraft. The Arrow was a heavy fighter, planned for multi-role use, in a fashion similar to the Ju 88. #ww2 #ww2history #luftwaffe #smithsonian #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft