| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D-AJIE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Heinkel He 116 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Heinkel He 116 |
| Aircraft Version: | Heinkel He 116 V1 |
| C/n (msn): | 545 |
| Operator Titles: | (Deutsche Luft Hansa) |
| Aircraft Name: | Schlesien |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | In Flight |
| Country: | Germany |
| Photo Date: | 26 May 1937 to 31 January 1938 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 546493 |
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The He 116 was designed as a long-range mailplane. This is the first prototype, first flown on 9 December 1936. Here it wears a Lufthansa paint scheme, but no titles. In January 1938 it was renamed Lübeck by DLH. 17 He 116s appear to have been built, including two for Japan and twelve He 116A (not He 116B) reconnaissance aircraft for the Luftwaffe, which were used for cartographic flights over friendly territory. This photo was added on 12 February 2023, and has since been viewed 1300 times. |