Variants Early Daimler-Benz-powered variants thumb|Dornier Do 17E in Sicily with DFS 230 gliders, 1943 The initial production variants were the Do 17E-1 bomber, which was tested with two Daimler-Benz DB 600, and Do 17F-1 reconnaissance aircraft, powered like the early prototypes with BMW VI engines, which entered production in late 1936. The first Luftwaffe units converted to the Do 17 in early 1937.Green 1967, pp. 142–144.
Variants Early Daimler-Benz-powered variants thumb|Dornier Do 17E in Sicily with DFS 230 gliders, 1943 The initial production variants were the Do 17E-1 bomber, which was tested with two Daimler-Benz DB 600, and Do 17F-1 reconnaissance aircraft, powered like the early prototypes with BMW VI engines, which entered production in late 1936. The first Luftwaffe units converted to the Do 17 in early 1937.Green 1967, pp. 142–144.