Dornier Do X: 5 Fast Facts About The Legendary Flying Boat

The Dornier Do X was the German “Clipper” before there was a Pan Am Boeing 314 Clipper. The Dornier Do X was a large interwar flying boat first flown in 1929 and retired in 1937 (before the famous Boeing 314 Clippers were produced in 1938). With only three Dornier Do X aircraft built and is one of the rarest aircraft to have been brought into service. It broke many world records but, unfortunately, its remarkable tales have been largely lost to history.