Dornier Do 26

Do 26
Dornier Do 26A "Seeadler", 1938
General information
TypeTransport and reconnaissance flying boat
ManufacturerDornier Flugzeugwerke
Primary usersDeutsche Lufthansa
Number built6
History
Introduction date1939
First flight21 May 1938
Retired1945

The Dornier Do 26 was an all-metal gull-winged flying boat produced before and during World War II by Dornier Flugzeugwerke of Germany. It was operated by a crew of four and was intended, in civilian service, to carry a payload of 500 kg (1,100 lb) or four passengers on the Lisbon to New York route. In military service it carried as many as eighteen passengers.