SCHIFFER HEINKEL He115 WW2 LUFTWAFFE TORPEDO BOMBER RECON MINELAYER SEAPLANE

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SCHIFFER HEINKEL He115 WW2 LUFTWAFFE TORPEDO BOMBER RECON MINELAYER SEAPLANE. PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED FROM BOTH HEINKEL FLUGZEUGWERKE AND FROM BLOHM & VOSS' AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIARY, HAMBURGER FLUGZEUGBAU, AND ON 1 NOVEMBER 1935, ORDERS WERE PLACED WITH BOTH HEINKEL AND HAMBURGER FLUGZEUGBAU FOR THREE PROTOTYPES EACH OF THEIR PROSPECTIVE DESIGNS, THE HE 115 AND THE HA 140. Shipping SCHIFFER HEINKEL He115 WW2 LUFTWAFFE TORPEDO BOMBER RECON MINELAYER SEAPLANE SCHIFFER HEINKEL He115 WW2 LUFTWAFFE TORPEDO BOMBER RECONNAISSANCE MINELAYER SEAPLANE BY H.P. DABROWSKI / SCHIFFER MILITARY HISTORY SERIES ***THIS ISSUE IS ENTIRELY IN ENGLISH*** SOFTBOUND (500 PAGES) DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION COMBAT USE SPECIFICATIONS DETAILED SCRAP VIEW ILLUSTRATIONS SCALE DRAWINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Information from Internet Encyclopedia THE HEINKEL HE 115 WAS A WORLD WAR II LUFTWAFFE SEAPLANE WITH THREE SEATS. IT WAS USED AS A TORPEDO BOMBER AND PERFORMED GENERAL SEAPLANE DUTIES, SUCH AS RECONNAISSANCE AND MINELAYING. THE PLANE WAS POWERED BY TWO 960 PS (947 HP, 720 KW) BMW 132K NINE-CYLINDER AIR-COOLED RADIAL ENGINES. IN 1935, THE GERMAN REICH AIR MINISTRY (REICHSLUFTFAHRTMINISTERIUM OR RLM) PRODUCED A REQUIREMENT FOR A TWIN ENGINED GENERAL PURPOSE FLOATPLANE, SUITABLE BOTH FOR PATROL AND FOR ANTI-SHIPPING STRIKES WITH BOMBS AND TORPEDOES. PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED FROM BOTH HEINKEL FLUGZEUGWERKE AND FROM BLOHM & VOSS' AIRCRAFT SUBSIDIARY, HAMBURGER FLUGZEUGBAU, AND ON 1 NOVEMBER 1935, ORDERS WERE PLACED WITH BOTH HEINKEL AND HAMBURGER FLUGZEUGBAU FOR THREE PROTOTYPES EACH OF THEIR PROSPECTIVE DESIGNS, THE HE 115 AND THE HA 140. THE FIRST PROTOTYPE HEINKEL FLEW IN AUGUST 1937, WITH TESTING PROVING SUCCESSFUL, WITH THE HE 115 BEING SELECTED OVER THE HA 140 EARLY IN 1938, RESULTING IN AN ORDER FOR AN ADDITIONAL PROTOTYPE AND 10 PRE-PRODUCTION AIRCRAFT. MEANWHILE, THE FIRST PROTOTYPE WAS USED TO SET A SERIES OF INTERNATIONAL RECORDS FOR FLOATPLANES OVER 1,000 KM (621 MI) AND 2,000 KM (1,243 MI) CLOSED CIRCUITS AT A SPEED OF 328 KM/H (204 MPH). ARMAMENT INITIALLY CONSISTED OF TWO 7.92 MM (.312 IN) MG 15 MACHINE GUNS, ONE IN THE NOSE AND ONE IN THE DORSAL POSITION. LATER HE 115S WERE FITTED WITH A FIXED FORWARD-FIRING 15 MM OR 20 MM MG 151 CANNON, AND TWO REARWARD-FIRING 7.92 MM (.312 IN) MG 17 MACHINE GUNS IN THE ENGINE NACELLES. ORDNANCE USED BY HE 115 VARIANTS INCLUDED LTF 5 OR LTF 6B TORPEDOES AND SD 500 500 KG (1,100 LB) OR SC 250 250 KG (550 LB) BOMBS. SOME ALSO CARRIED LMB III OR LMA MINES. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR, THE HE 115 WAS USED FOR DROPPING PARACHUTE MINES IN BRITISH WATERS, NORMALLY AIMING FOR NARROW PASSAGES IN CLOSE VICINITY OF HEAVILY TRAFFICKED PORTS ON THE ENGLISH SOUTH COAST. THE RIVER THAMES WAS ALSO A PRIME TARGET. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT HAD ITS FINEST MOMENT WHEN OPERATING IN THE ANTI-SHIPPING ROLE AGAINST THE ARCTIC CONVOYS FROM BASES IN NORTHERN NORWAY. BECAUSE THESE CONVOYS INITIALLY LACKED AIR COVER, THE LOW SPEED AND COMPARATIVELY LIGHT ARMAMENT OF THE HE 115 WAS NOT SUCH A BIG PROBLEM AS IT HAD BEEN OVER THE HEAVILY DEFENDED ENGLISH COASTLINE. LATER ON, WITH THE APPEARANCE OF CARRIERS AND ESCORT CARRIERS, COUPLED WITH NEW SOVIET HEAVY FIGHTERS LIKE THE PETLYAKOV PE-3BIS, THE AIR SUPERIORITY OVER THE CONVOYS WAS CHALLENGED, AND AS A RESULT, THE TORPEDO BOMBER LOSSES INCREASED. YOU WILL FIND GREAT DEALS ON HARD-TO-FIND AVIATION, ARMOR, NAUTICAL AND MILITARIA MAGAZINES AT MY EBAY STORE “INTERNET AIRPLANE MAGAZINES AND BOOKS”! HTTP://STORES.EBAY.COM/INTERNET-AIRPLANE-MAGAZINES-BOOKS I HAVE HUNDREDS OF ADDITIONAL LISTINGS USING THE SIMPLE “BUY-IT-NOW” FORMAT. I SPECIALIZE IN AVIATION REFERENCE MAGAZINES AND BOOKS. 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