Heinkel He 115
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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 mine laying. Armament varied but included MG 15, MG 151, and MG 17 machine guns. Other weapons used by He 115 variants include carrying LTF 5 or LTF 6b torpedoes and bomb types such as the SD 500 and SC 250. Some also carried LMB III or LMA mines. The plane was powered by two 960 hp (720 kW) nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engines. Some later models could seat four, had different engines, or used different weapon setups.
About half a dozen He 115 served in the Norwegian Navy Airforce against the Germans during the Norwegian Campaign of April-June 1940. Four of these aircraft made the journey to the United Kingdom after the June 9 1940 surrender and were subsequently used in covert operations by British forces in the Mediterranean.
Prototypes
- He 115 V1 August 1937
- He 115 V2 November 1937
- He 115 V3 March 1938
- He 115 V4 May 1938 production prototype
- He 115 V5 1939
Variants
- He 115A-0
- He 115A-1
- He 115A-2
- He 115A-3
- He 115B-0
- He 115B-1
- *He 115B-1/R1
- *He 115B-1/R2
- *He 115B-1/R3.
- He 115B-2
- He 115C-1
- *He 115C-1/R1
- *He 115C-1/R2
- *He 115C-1/R3
- *He 115C-1/R4
- He 115C-2
- He 115C-3 - minelayer version
- He 115C-4 - torpedo bomber version
- He 115D
- He 115E
- *He 115E-1
Specifications (He 115)
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