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Did a major rewriting/expansion of the article, is the tag still appropriate? Uhu219 18:42, 19 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Operators

Did the Free French operate the He 115 (Sep 22nd), or was the a RAF a/c with a Free French crew? Leaving this for those more knowledgable than I am to assess. Mjroots (talk) 07:20, 16 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Only remaining HE 115?

A museum in Norway has just lifted one of these out of a fjord - papers are claiming it's the only one in existence. Is that verifiable, and should it be added to this article? Murdockh (talk) 13:19, 3 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The museum certainly claims so themselves[1]. They also state that only 300 He 115s were ever produced, so it may not be that strange that no others has survived. It is a bit unclear whether they mean 115s or 115Bs, but since they claim that this is the only survivor I suppose they are referring to 115B.

The plane is de-salting in a fresh water tank outside the museum and can be viewed through windows in the tank. The desalination is supposed to take 2-3 years according to the website (which is only in Norwegian unfortunately). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.241.134.66 (talk) 22:28, 22 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Two more references

Heinkel He 115: Torpedo/Reconnaissance/Mine Layer Seaplane of the Luftwaffe by Hans-Peter Dabrowski, Schiffer Pub Limited, 1994 ISBN 088740667X, 9780887406676

Luftwaffe aerial torpedo aircraft & operations in World War Two by Harold Thiele, Hikoki, 2005 ISBN 1902109422, 9781902109428 Sitalkes (talk) 02:19, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Some better external links

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MuGsf0psjvcC&pg=PA377&lpg=PA377&dq=he+59&source=bl&ots=K5YxvfSAeJ&sig=nfGBJ_x73WIz0UAWWEiY29ukDLw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5XAhUeuCOuOHmQXMnIBI&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBA The Encyclopaedia of Weapons of World War II by Chris Bishop page 377 Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2002 ISBN 1586637622, 9781586637620 “The best such aircraft to serve with any airforce in World War II” Armament included one torpedo. It was flown mostly by kriegsmarine crews

http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/he115.html “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….The first prototype Heinkel flew in August 1937”

http://www.ww2.dk/misc/he115.html Saw service with Küstenfliegergruppes 106, 406, 506, 706, 906, and Kampfgeschwader 200

http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=83656 “the torpedo was carried under the fuselage (blocking the bay doors).” About 500 were built.

http://www.aer.ita.br/~bmattos/mundo/ww2/heinkel_he115.htm “By 1940 seventy-six aircraft were built in several versions”

Video of five He 115s on patrol in the North Sea sink a small ship: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phhEPNGl1aI

http://www.wehrmacht-history.com/luftwaffe/seaplanes-flying-boats/heinkel-he-115-seaplane.htm The C-4 was the torpedo bomber version

http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64688 Luftwaffe Torpedo Operations 1936-40 Sitalkes (talk) 02:20, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Error

In response to the rising tensions in Europe, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence had ordered six He 115Ns on 28 August 1939. From 14 July-13 November 1939, all six ordered aircraft were delivered to the Norwegian authorities.

How can a delivery take place before the order is made?1812ahill (talk) 17:50, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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