| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 002 |
| Military Code: | KK-BQ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Arado Ar 231 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Arado Ar 231 |
| Aircraft Version: | Arado Ar 231 V2 |
| C/n (msn): | 0002 |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Germany |
| Photo Date: | January 1941 to March 1943 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 215973 |
| Photo Comment |
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The Ar 231 light scout was designed to be carried by Type XI U-boats. To ease folding the right wing half was mounted lower than the left half. Flying characteristics were poor, the airframe flimsy and the Type XI cancelled anyway. The merchant raider Stier went to war with two Ar 231s in May 1942. Two flights were attempted and each time a float strut broke. This photo was added on 21 February 2020, and has since been viewed 692 times. |