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Heinkel HE 6 mystery
Hi
At eBay here there is a photo of a very rare sea-bird, the Heinkel HE 6b, D-1220. The caption underneath the photo appears to refer to the achievement of a record for this aircraft, possibly relating to refuelling (unfortunately my German is not good enough to be accurate). I can however find absolutely nothing about the HE 6. The photo shows it be from the same family as the HE 1, 2 etc. Does anyone know anything else about this mystery aircraft? regards Ian |
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Re: Heinkel HE 6 mystery
He 6 and He 10.
A relatively large long-range aircraft, the He 6 bore many features of the earlier Heinkel seaplane monoplanes, but accomodated its crew of three to four in an enclosed cockpit. Crew generally comprised a pilot, navigator and radio operator, and reconnaissance was again to be the task of this seaplane. One example, D-1220 (c/n.286)*, attempted to reach Newfoundland in Autumn 1927, via Lisbon and the Azores. It departed from Warnemunde on October 12 but on the 13th of the following month**, it capsized off the Azores and could proceed no further. Similar in size, but with a less powerful engine, for even greater range, was the He 10 (D-1662, c/n.317). Like the He 6, it carried a large quantity of navigational and wireless equipment. * Pilot: Capt. Mertz, Radio Operator: Herr Bock. ** Turner possibly in error here. Heinkel mentions that the He 6 took from Warnemunde, was reported in Lisbon the following day, and was smashed to pieces in the Azores by big waves, two days later. Specification: Powerplant: 1 x 800hp Packard (He 6), 1 x 660hp BMW V1 Vee cylinder (He 10). Span: 59ft 6in. Wing area: 656sq ft. Length: 43ft 0in. Weight(Empty): 5,478lb (He 10). Weight (Max.): 10,852lb (He 10) See: Heinkel:An Aircraft Album. Turner,P.St.John. London:Ian Allan,1970. pp.24-5 (photo of each type accompanies text). Suggest you get hold of a copy of: He 1000. Heinkel,Ernst. London:Hutchinson,1956. p.114. for an amusing tale of what Heinkel told his secretary (Maria Hupertz), to do with her chimney-sweep talisman! Col. |
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Re: Heinkel HE 6 mystery
Many thanks Col. The eBay photo must be a poster designed to promote the record breaking attempt.
Cheers Ian |
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Re: Heinkel HE 6 mystery
Ian/Col
The record attempt in 1927 is covered quite well, and Turner is correct. 12.10 take off Warnemünde 12:21H, landed Brunsbüttel 14.20H 13.10 take off Brunsbüttel 09:34H and landed Wilhelmshaven 10:18H 14.10 take off Wilhelmshaven 10:58H and landed Amsterdam 13:02H 16.10 take off Amsterdam 08:05H and landed Vigo 16.00H 18.10 take off Vigo 06:05H and landed Lisbon 08:55H 04.11 take off Lisbon 04:25H and landed Horta, the Azores 14:10H 13.11 take off Horta 02:33H but forcelanded following its third take off attempt and due to the heavy swelling overturned. Besides the two crew already mentioned there was also a Packard engine engineer onboard, Rohde. All three were rescued unharmed but the aircraft was a complete write off. Nothing known about the wreck, but most probably scrapped in some local scrapyard... Cheers Stig |
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Re: Heinkel HE 6 mystery
Stig
Many thanks for this detailed information Ian |
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