✈ 10/07/2026
Heinkel He 114 (1935)
The #Heinkel He 114 was a sesquiplane reconnaissance seaplane intended for the #Kriegsmarine in 1935 as observation or Spotter/Reconnaissance roles from cruisers and capital ships.
It was supposed to replace the company’s own He 60, but was judged so mediocre it was only deployed from shoie bases and soon replaced by the Arado Ar 196, which became the new Luftwaffe standard observation seaplane in #WW2. Heinkel managed to export it to Sweden, Romania and Spain (ex-Danish). Despite its limited production of only c118, it was declined into 9 variants. The last in use were Romanian models, retired in 1960. Heinkel, you’d better stick to bombers… #luftwaffe #seaplane #floatplane #germanseaplane #germannavy