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German seaplanes

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Post by panzerkrieg » 13 Jul 2007, 18:31

looking for info on Ar 196 , He115 , He59 being used in antiship roles

any instances of that recorded

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Post by Scarlett » 16 Jul 2007, 17:07

He 115 C-4 was used in the Arctic as torpedo-bomber against convoys.
30 were manufactured.

He 59 was obsolete for an antiship-role already in 1939. No anti-ship-missions known.

Ar 196 was widely used in the Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic, Mediterranean, Black Sea by the
Luftwaffe, and the Bulgarian Navy and Romanian Airforce.
I don't think they were used in an antiship-role except for u-boat-hunting.
Two Ar 196 captured the British sub HMS Seal in 1940.


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Post by Navy » 16 Jul 2007, 19:48

Ar196 are jused by the german raiders (Hilfskreuzer) like THOR to cut the antenna of the enemy merchant ship to prevent a helping and position call. Also bombing raids were done.

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Post by ChrisMAg2 » 17 Jul 2007, 05:29

Scarlett wrote:...
Ar 196 was widely used in the Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic, Mediterranean, Black Sea by the
Luftwaffe, and the Bulgarian Navy and Romanian Airforce.
I don't think they were used in an antiship-role except for u-boat-hunting.
Two Ar 196 captured the British sub HMS Seal in 1940.
Not exactely in anti shipping, but as an observer and ship stopper in conjunction with merchant raiders it also saw (limited) action in the Indian Ocean and around SE Asia.

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Post by Victor » 21 Jul 2007, 10:07

Scarlett wrote:Ar 196 was widely used in the Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic, Mediterranean, Black Sea by the Luftwaffe, and the Bulgarian Navy and Romanian Airforce.
Romania did not get to use its Ar 196s. Only two had been assembled by August 1944 and the other 22 were still in crates.

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Re: German seaplanes

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Post by tigre » 18 Aug 2014, 19:58

Hello to all :D; a little complement...........

Another one, the Ju 52/3mW.

Source: Foto, Flugzeug, Ju 52, Flugboot, Narvik, Bergen, Norwegen, Me 109. eBay Auction.

Cheers. Raúl M 8-).
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Post by tigre » 13 Jan 2016, 23:21

Hello to all :D; a little complement...........

The He-115 in the Artic.

Source: http://images-01.delcampe-static.net/im ... 01.jpg?v=1.

Cheers. Raúl M 8-).
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A seaplane He-115 laying a smoke screen along the coast to protect ships from enemy sight........................
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Post by tigre » 13 May 2016, 22:43

Hello to all :D; a little more.................

The He-60C on board.

Source: http://www.forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/in ... c=17228.15.

Cheers. Raul M 8-).
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Post by tigre » 25 Dec 2019, 05:47

Hello to all :D; a little more.................

Luftkreiskommando VI in Kiel.

AFAIK 6 = Luftkreiskommando VI in Kiel
0 = no meaning
D = Airplane D of the squadron
4 = Group
1 = Staffel

Source: http://tothehiltmilitaria.com/collectio ... lot-herdle
http://www.luftarchiv.de/index.htm?/flu ... ungen1.htm

Which unit? Cheers. Raul M 8-).

Feliz Navidad - Feliz Natal - Frohe Weihnachten - Joyeux Noël - Merry Christmas - Wesołych Świąt!. :P
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Post by Knouterer » 25 Dec 2019, 09:36

He 59s had scored some successes against Republican shipping in the Spanish Civil War, with bombs, guns and torpedoes, but successful aerial torpedo attacks by the Luftwaffe were rare in the first year of the war. On 18 december 1939, a British fishing vessel (Active, 185 GRT) was sunk by a torpedo (launched by a He 59). On 26 Aug. 1940, the freighter Remuera (11,445 GRT) was torpedoed by a He 115 (Kü Fl Gr 506) off Kinnaird Head. On 15 September, the steamer Nailsea River (5,550 GRT) was torpedoed by a He 115 in the North Sea (Danish SS Halland 1,264 GRT according to Paterson, Eagles over the Sea: Luftwaffe Maritime Operations 1939 1942 ??).
In one or two other cases, it is not entirely clear whether ships were sunk by bombs or by torpedoes. Paterson claims SS Lanishen and SS Makalla sunk by Kü.Fl. Gr. 506 in the Moray Firth, and SS Beacon Grange damaged, on 23 August.

The obsolescent He 59 floatplanes had by Sept. 1940 been relegated to rescue, reconnaissance and transport tasks.
At that time, the first Staffel of Küstenfliegergruppe 506, based at Stavanger, had five aircraft recently fitted for torpedoes while the other four carried bombs (2 x 250 kg typically). 2./506 and 3./506 also had (some) He 115s fitted for torpedoes. Stocks of aerial torpedoes were however minimal, 38 in total by Sept. according to Harold Thiele, Luftwaffe Aerial Torpedo Aircraft and Operations. As with other German torpedoes, the LT-F5 (a Norwegian design built under licence) often malfunctioned. For a successful launch, the torpedo plane had to fly very slow and low, making it vulnerable to AA fire and fighters, although by mid-1940 improvements to the torpedoes (Model LT-F5a) had increased maximum launch speed from 75 to 140 knots and maximum drop height from 20 to 50 meters.

1./ Kü Fl Gr 106 with He 115, operating from Brest (previously Norderney), was mainly engaged in dropping magnetic mines in this period, but also reported launching 16 torpedoes between the start of the war and 1 Oct. 1940 and claimed two hits. (2./106 equipped with Do 18 flying boats was also at Brest, 3./106 with He 115 at Schellingwoude)
As of 28 Oct. 1940, the Luftwaffe had 68 LT-F5 torpedoes “cleared for action”. More were in the pipeline, and it was hoped to recover a number of sunken torps. 300 Italian torps had been ordered, and there were 400+ captured “small bore” (40-45cm) French, Dutch and Norwegian torps, some of which might be adapted for use by the Luftwaffe as aerial torps.
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