The Do 27 was the first aircraft built after the war in Germany, flying for the first time in 1956. Reliable construction, sound design, versatile usage, economical operation and extraordinary short take off capabilities are the obvious features of the Do 27. One of the most striking versions was the Do 27 flown in East-Africa during the late fifties. It was operated over Serengeti National Park for counting wildlife, photography and observation. Professor Grizmek conceived the original painting of the airplane which will now be used in the same livery again. The Do 27 was the first post-war aircraft to be built in Germany, where it flew for the first time in 1956. Reliable design, solid construction, versatile capability, economical operation and extraordinarily short take-off distance are the outstanding features of the Do 27. One DO 27H, identification D-ENTE, equipped with an unusual Zebra livery was registered on 26.11.1957 for the OKAPIA KG M M. Grzimek & Co in Frankfurt-am-Main. With this machine Michael and his father Dr Bernhard Grzimek, the legendary director of the Frankfurt zoo, took films of wild animals in Africa. At the same time the machine served as a observation plane in the Serengeti in Tanzania for researching and monitoring the threatened animal species and their migrations in one of the last African wildlife paradises. That resulted in some of the impressive takes in the most famous German animal film "The Serengeti must not die" which also received an Oscar for the best documentary film. On 10th January 1959 an accident happened. The aircraft with Michael Grzimek at the controls collided with a bearded lammergeyer vulture over the Serengeti and crashed.

Model-details:
- Structural details on surface
- Movable propeller
- Detailed cockpit with instrument panel
- Movable engine cowling
- Detailed main undercarriage and tail wheel
- Movable ailerons and rudders
- Movable cockpit doors
- Reproduction cylinder block
- Movable side hatches
- Detailed painting instructions with stencils
- Decals for the D-ENTE version

Colors: 4 88 99 302 365 374

Model details 
Scale 1:32
Release date 10/2009
No. of parts 106
Length 298 mm
Wingspan 370 mm
Skill Level 5
 
Original details 
Type description Multi-purpose plane
Year/Period 1956
Origin D
Engine capacity 201 kW
Speed 227 km/h