Complex sentence: It was a wry comment by specht for either being forced to be desk bound after being injured or may also have symbolized his possible desire to pilot the Dornier Do 17, nicknamed Flying Pencil.
Split into simpler sentences: It was a wry comment by specht for being forced to be desk bound after being injured. It may also have symbolized his possible desire to pilot the Dornier Do 17, nicknamed Flying Pencil.