[Seaplanes]

The only seaplane lost on this date, 2. January 1942, was Ar 196A-3 W.Nr. 0148, T3+EK of 1./B.Fl.St. 196. It was reported missing on a transfer flight from Schellingwoude (Amsterdam) to Brest, in Pl.Qu. 0169/05 Ost.
It was only the pilot on board, Fw. Hilarius Kuhn, who was also reported missing. It has later been established that the plane was shot down by Spitfires of No. 602 Sq. RAF. By mistake the plane was reported by the RAf as a He 114. Finally to the unit code of this aircraft. 1./196 used both H and K as Staffel letters because of the high number of aircraft in this unit, usually well over 20.