Seeplane Heinkel He 59 D, coded DA+HIK

[BABIN]

Hello,

I search information about this seeplane : which unit(s) used it ? when and where ?

Thanks in advance

Pierre BABIN

[Seaplanes]

He 59D W.Nr. 1522 was registered D-AHIK up to august/september 1940 when it was given Stammkennzeichen DS+KA. The plane suffered a 100% accident off Hungerburg while on a training flight on 08.09.43, serving then with 4. Seenotstaffel at Norderney. The crew of 5 were all killed.

[Kari Lumppio]

Originally Posted by Seaplanes

He 59D W.Nr. 1522 was registered D-AHIK up to august/september 1940 when it was given Stammkennzeichen DS+KA. The plane suffered a 100% accident off Hungerburg while on a training flight on 08.09.43, serving then with 4. Seenotstaffel at Norderney. The crew of 5 were all killed.

Hello!

Very interesting info. Is this Hungerburg the same Hungerburg which is located on the Estonian-Russian border? Estonian Narva-Jõesuu literally means "the mouth of river Narva". If yes the plane may have been in detachment Seenot command at Kunda Bay. Don't remember the unit offhand.

Cheers,
Kari

[BABIN]

Thank you very much, Seeplanes, for your reply. But do you know the unit of this He 59 in August-September 1940 ? My hypothesis is Seenotflugkommando 1 (not Seenotflugkommando 4, renamed Seenotstaffel 4 ), but I'm not sure ...

Pierre BABIN

[RT]

IS not Nordeney on the Nordsee ??

[BABIN]

Bonjour Rémi,

In 1943, the unit of this He 59 was probably Seenotstaffel 4, based Nordeney (Nordsee), but in August-September 1940, probably not ...

Amicalement

Pierre