June 14, 2012 at 4:46 pm
I posted this question on PPRuNe, but I suspect you people are probably more knowledgeable…
We all now about the He-115 recently recovered from a Norwegian fjord, which I’m about to write about, but what I don’t know is how many He-115s were built. Some sources say “500,” Wikipedia says 138. I suspect Wiki is correct.
Does anybody have any insight or information regarding this?
By: DaveM2 - 14th June 2012 at 22:43
At least 3; the one they raised and the two I photographed in 40m of water just off the former seaplane base in Trondheim:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonbrownimages/7141966697/in/set-72157629599163242
And the second:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonbrownimages/6995879666/in/set-72157629599163242/
Its safe to say the one raised is in far better condition…
Nice parts source anyway 😉
By: SimonBrown - 14th June 2012 at 20:09
At least 3; the one they raised and the two I photographed in 40m of water just off the former seaplane base in Trondheim:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonbrownimages/7141966697/in/set-72157629599163242
And the second:-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonbrownimages/6995879666/in/set-72157629599163242/
Its safe to say the one raised is in far better condition…
By: Stepwilk - 14th June 2012 at 19:19
Title typo, but the text, at least, does say “built.”
By: spitfireman - 14th June 2012 at 19:14
Bult?:confused:
By: Stepwilk - 14th June 2012 at 17:47
Duh. I even own Green’s book…
By: J Boyle - 14th June 2012 at 16:52
The Wiki author seems to have gotten that number from William Green’s well-respected Warplanes of the Third Reich, so it seems a good number.