[Seaplanes]

I have noted the following on these four aircraft:
He 59E W.Nr. 1823 St.kz. DB+KB first noted on 15.11.40 when it took off from Norderney for an ASR mission, then with Seenotflugkdo.4.
It transferred to the Black Sea and was taken on strength with 8. Seenotstaffel on 09.06.41. Lost 02.07.41 off Cape Midia, some 20 km north of Constanza. On return from an ASR mission the plane cut into the sea and crashed. Fw. Heinz Tiedemann (F) killed, Lt. Helmut Sandgaard (B) killed, Dr. Otto Wagenknecht (Ass.Artz) killed, Obgefr. Werner Hildebrandt (Bf) rescued injured, Uffz. Franz Wietzniek (Bm) rescued injured.

He 59E W.Nr. 1825 St.kz. PY+NH first served with K.G.z.b.V. 108 during the Norwegian campaign and up to 21.06.40. Then to Seenotflugkdo. 5.
Transferred from List to Stavanger 07.09.40. Returned to List 19.09.40. Reported in Stavanger 14.11.40. Last noted when transferring from Bergen to Stavanger 01.08.41. Then no further trace.

He 59D W.Nr. 1854 St.kz. DA+MT Served with K.G.z.b.V. 108 up to 20.04.40 when it was transferred to 1./706. Transferred from this unit to Luftzeug-Gruppe (See) in Holtenau on 12.06.40 for conversion to Seenotdienst service. Reported by Seenotflugkdo. 3 in Boulogne on 10.10.40. Then no further trace.

He 59D W.Nr. 1974 St.kz. not known to me. I have DD+AX for W.Nr. 1979 confirmed from various reports. W.Nr. 1974 is first noted on 22.10.39 when reported by Walter Bachmann, Riebnitz, for installation of 20 mm gun in A-position (nose). The aircraft was lost north of Borkum 06.12.39 when with 3./106. The cause was not known. All crewmembers were reported missing:
Uffz. Willy Reussner (F), Oblt.z.See Gisbert Clemens (B), Uffz. Albert Schulze (Hilfsbeob.) and Obfw. Paul Beckers (Bw).