Henschel Hs 123

[Seaplanes]

I have no definitive source for all W.Nos. for Hs 123 built. However, I do have about 50 W.Nos. from pre-war aircraft repair reports (BA/MA RL 3 Series). This give a good indication of the versions built.
Hs 123A-0 W.Nos. 632, 633, 670, 789, 790, 796 and 797.
Hs 123A-1 W.Nos. 819, 820, 832 and 837.
Hs 123B-1 W.Nos. 852, 853, 854, 857, 859, 860, 938, 939, 940, 947,
949, 950, 952, 953, 964, 971 and 976.
Hs 123A-1 W.Nos. 2247, 2248 and 2270.
Hs 123B-1 W.Nos. 2279, 2287, 2288, 2289, 2292, 2293, 2302, 2317,
2319, 2328, 2334, 2335, 2345, 2346, 2355, 2358, 2424, 2430 and 2431.
I also have a singel Hs 123B-1 with W.Nr. 2735, but his may be a typo.
This would lead to the conclusion that the Hs 123B-1 all metal aircraft was the predominant version built.
To Evgeny: what is the source for your production figures for the A-0 series and that the Hs 123V-4 never was a part of this series ???
The A-0 series would normally be produced by Henschel only. The licensee factories rarely built aircraft of the pre production series, like Ago in this case.

[Evgeny Velichko]

Seaplanes:

1. Yes, my mistake. I dont remember where I've got 2 manufacturers for A-0. So, all A-0 are from Henschel, Berlin.

2. I got following W.Nr.s from losslists:

1st manufacturer: 211, 223, 260, 632, 792, 794, 831, 832, 836, 837, 841, 848, 853, 855, 858, 863, 865, 936, 939, 943, 961, 969, 971

2nd manufacturer: 2248, 2250, 2256, 2268, 2270, 2271, 2274, 2285, 2287, 2291, 2292, 2300, 2302, 2312, 2320, 2325, 2327, 2330, 2332, 2333, 2333, 2336, 2344, 2345, 2424, 2426, 2431, 2434, 2731, 2738

1st and 2nd manufacturers - which was AGO and which was Henschel?

Also, from photos:

W.Nr's 968, 969, 970 of 3./St.G.2.

[Seaplanes]

I have now checked through the files of NARA T-177 roll no. 16 containing among other things, the very important RLM Flugzeugentwicklungsprogramm (aircraft development programs) from 1935 to 1937. Here all prototypes and 0-Serie aircraft are listed, many with W.Nos.
For 01.10.1936 the following info is given for the Hs 123:
Hs 123V-1 W.Nr. 265 1 x BMW 132. First flight in April 1935.
Hs 123V-2 W.Nr. 266 1 x Cyclone. First flight in May 1935.
Hs 123V-3 W.Nr. 267 1 x BMW 132. First flight in May 1935.
Hs 132V-4 W.Nr. 670 1 x BMW 132. First flight in April 1936. Prototype
for Hs 123A-0 series.
Hs 123V-5 W.Nr. 796. 1 x BMW 132J.
Hs 123V-6 W.Nr. 797 1 x BMW 132J.
Hs 123A-0 W.Nr. 628-634 and 788-785. Total 16 aircraft.

In the program dated 01.04.1937, the first three prototypes are no longer listed.
Hs 123V-4 W.Nr. 670 1 x BMW 132A.
Hs 123V-5 W.Nr. 796 1 x BMW 132G. First flight in March 1937.
Hs 123V-6 W.Nr. 797 1 x BMW 132K. First flight expected in May 1937.
Hs 123V-7 W.Nr. not given. 1 x BMW 132K. First flight expected in July 1937 but later delayed until December 1937.
Hs 123V-8 was a conversion of the Hs 123V-2.
Hs 123A-0. Same as above.

Unfortunately, I have no confirmed info as to which factory delivered the various series. Based on the A-0 series W.Nos. and the prototypes W.Nos., I believe that everything from 265 to 976 are from Henschel and the four digit in the 2000 series are from Ago production. But this is guessimations only. Can someone confirm. In case give your source for that information.

[Evgeny Velichko]

Addition:

II./LG2 losses in USSR 1941:

631, 820, 938, 940, 943, 966, 979,
2254, 2277, 2322, 2358, 2429, 2347, 2425, 2514,

[Mikael Olrog]

Henschel Jahresbericht gives Henschel factory production as seven prototypes, 103 series aircraft for RLM and 12 on export (china) which would leave the balance for the Ago factory.

[Evgeny Velichko]

Gentlmen:

From Hs123 losslists:

3 digit W.Nr.s:

1st block - 4 a/c: 260, 265, 266, 267. (Also, there are 231, but this is brobably typo)
2nd block - 3 a/c : 631, 632, 670
3rd block 10 a/c: 788 - 797 (missing W.Nrs. in losslists are: 790, 791, 793)
4th block - 48 a/c: 818 - 865 (missing numbers in losslists are: 819, 822, 824, 826, 827, 828, 829, 830, 833, 834, 838, 839, 840, 843, 844, 845, 849, 850, 851, 852, 854, 856, 860, 861, 862, 864)
5th block - 44 a/c: 936 - 979 (missing numbers in losslists are: 937, 941, 942, from 944 to 951, from 954 to 960, 963, 967, 970, 973, 974, 976, 977, 978)

Total (3 digit Werk numbers) - 109 (or 108)

4 digit W.Nr.s:
1st block 110 a/c: 2248 - 2358 (missing numbers in losslists - 2251 to 2253, 2255, 2258, 2259, 2262 to 2267, 2269, 2273, 2275, 2279-2281, 2283, 2288 - 2290, 2294 - 2299, 2303, 2304, 2307, 2309, 2313, 2316, 2319, 2321, 2323, 2324, 2329, 2331, 2334, 2335, 2337 to 2339, 2341, 2343, 2346, 2350, 2353, 2356)
2nd block 13 a/c: 2424 - 2436 (missing numbers in losslists - 2427, 2432, 2433)
3rd block - 10 a/c: 2729 - 2738 (missing numbers in losslists - 2730, 2734, 2736)

Total (4 digit Werk nummers) - 123.

That numbers could bot include those 12 were sent to China.

[Dénes Bernád]

Originally Posted by Mikael Olrog

Henschel Jahresbericht gives Henschel factory production as seven prototypes, 103 series aircraft for RLM and 12 on export (china) which would leave the balance for the Ago factory.

A Henschel document states that 262 Hs 123s were built in total by both HFW and AGO (situation at the end of 1942). This comprises the seven prototypes.

[Mikael Olrog]

Originally Posted by Dénes Bernád

A Henschel document states that 262 Hs 123s were built in total by both HFW and AGO (situation at the end of 1942). This comprises the seven prototypes.

In addition the same Jahresbericht gives 15 Hs 123 A-0 and 88 A-1 so my conclusion would be
7 Prototypes
15 Hs 123 A-0
88 Hs 123 A-1
12 Export
140 built by AGO

By the end of 1942 only 109 Hs 123 out of 262 were still in the inventory of Luftwaffe the remainder were destroyed.

[Steve Coates]

The Flugzeugbestanende of 1/5/40 confirms 255 delivered - so excludes the prototypes. I put this and the 1944 listings on LEMB for download - http://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/fo...howtopic=11253

[CJE]

I read in Flugzeug-Profile #42 that Henschel bought back 12 Hs 123As from the German government to sell them to China.
So, it appears that they are not to be taken into account in the production figures.

As many different figures as sources... strange, isn't it?