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Re: Fw 58 or He 59 - 11 August 1940
The FW58 joined the Seenotdienst during the summer of 1940. They were stationed with fighter units along the coast all the way from Norway to France, and eventually they became the "Hilfsseenotdienst (Luft)". These planes could drop small life-boats (probably a rubber dinghy) and other stuff to fighter pilots in distress, much quicker than the He 59.
A couple of the early ones arrived in Norderney for Seenotdienst on 9 August 1940. They were:
FW 58 RG+NN W.Nr. 58076 and KB+HP W.Nr. 58023.
I have used the Werk-Nummern and Stammkennzeichen as written in the KTB of Seenotzentrale Nord (Luft).
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