The ‘Komet’ III was licence-built in Japan in 1926. J-BANA owned by the Kawasaki Dockyard Company was operated by the Tozai Teiki Kokukai (TTK) airline, one of Japan’s first.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Komet - ГерманияGermany - 1921

‘Komet’ III ‘Panther’, later to become a ‘Merkur’, carries the route board ‘Berlin-Koln’ on the fuselage side under the wing. It is seen landing at what was later Berlin’s Tempelhof.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Komet - ГерманияGermany - 1921

D972 ‘Konigstiger’, later to become D-UQET, takes off from Berlin’s central airport in 1926.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.B Merkur - ГерманияGermany - 1925

Mittelholzer’s ‘Merkur’ floatplane flew to Cape Town in the winter of 1926-27.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.B Merkur - ГерманияGermany - 1925

Switzerland’s second ‘Merkur’ was Walter Mittelholzer’s floatplane named after that country and numbered 171.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.B Merkur - ГерманияGermany - 1925

‘Merkur’ II ‘Kreuzfuchs’ joined ‘Deruluft’s’ fleet in 1929. The panel before the forward window reads ‘Moskau-Berlin’.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.B Merkur - ГерманияGermany - 1925

The prototype ‘Merkur’ showing the strengthening rib above the wheel which identified the early models.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.B Merkur - ГерманияGermany - 1925

The ‘Merkur’s’ BMW VI engine which dispensed with ‘Komet’s’ face-type radiator. The airscrew bears the red and black Dornier trademark.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.B Merkur - ГерманияGermany - 1925

A Swiss Red Cross ‘Merkur’ I named ‘Mercurio’ carries the Italian licence-build marking ‘Construzioni Meccaniche Aeronautica Marina di Pisa’. There were only two machines of this type in Switzerland.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.B Merkur - ГерманияGermany - 1925

‘Merkur’ II D-546 ‘Hyane’ (the name appears in minuscule letters under the final pair of letters of ‘Luft Hansa’) at Stuttgart with a Daimler-Benz van providing scale. Note the relatively crude navigation lamp mounting on the wingtip.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.B Merkur - ГерманияGermany - 1925

Broken lines on second side view show outlines of door and additional side window on starboard side of both ‘Merkur’ I and II. Scrap view shows ‘Komet’ III fin and rudder. Also illustrated are Dornier logo carried on the airscrew blades and the ‘Luft Hansa’ logo.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Dornier Do.B Merkur - ГерманияGermany - 1925