What happened to the He 100 ?

[George Hopp]

Andy, which aircraft is it you are interested in? You asked about the He 100 but the pictured aircraft are He 112s. A few He 112s were built, but the decision had already been made to build the Bf 109, so it was never really developed. Interestingly enough, when Wolfgang Falck's Zerstorer gruppe, I./ZG 76, was converted to the He 112B for the period of the Czech crisis, he found the He 112 to be a better aircraft than the 109, and noted that "we regretted that the He 112 had not been chosen over the Me 109."

Naturally, this is only the word of one person. But, this person was a fighter pilot flying operational versions of both aircraft. If anyone can find contrary comments by someone else with the same experience, I would be happy to hear of it.