Loire 130 in Luftwaffe service

[Lucien]

I am lookikg for informations about the use, by the Luftwaffe, of captured French Loire 130 flyingboats.
Thanks in advance.

[Marc BENOIT]

Hello,

The Luftwaffe tested at least one Loire 130 at E-Stelle See Travemünde at the beginning of spring 41, coded BI + XA, where the plane was found inapt to
Seenot ( SAR ) missions.

Cheers, Marc

[Lucien]

Yes, I know that but I would like to find more detailed informations... Whisfull dream..

[brewerjerry]

Hi,
only info I know, sadly a few posted were lost in the crash of the board.
Cheers
Jerry

http://p069.ezboard.com/fluftwaffeex...picID=45.topic

[Seaplanes]

A few details of this one-off bird in German "service" can be found the the Wochenberichte (Weekly information bulletins) from the E-Stelle (See) Travemünde:

10.05.41 - 16.05.41: Loire 130: Ausrüstungskontrolle durch die Fachgruppe abgeschlossen. Kurze überprüfung der Flugeigenschaften und Flugleistungen.

05.07.41 - 11.07.41: Loire 130: Messgerät für Kühlermessflüge eingebaut.

23.06.41: Eignung des franz. Flugbootes Loire 130 für Seenotdienst.
L.In.16 Die Inspektion des Seenotdienstes hat dieses Flugzeug-
muster bereits abgelehnt, weil:
1. Die See-Eigenschaften auch nicht annährend den Forer-
ungen entsprechen, die an einer Seenotflugzeug gestellt
werden müssen.
2. Die bewaffnung unter keiner umständen ausreicht.
3. Der Einsatz eines weiteren, bisher nicht im Seenotdienst
verwendeten Flugzeugmuster, für den Nachschubschwierigkeiten
vorhanden sind, unerwünscht ist.
Sign. Golz

L.In.16 war nicht bekannt, dass davon 20 Flugzeuge mit 4
Monatlich, laufend av September 1941, zur verfügung gestellt
werden können.

26.07.41 - 01.08.41 Loire 130: z.Zt. Mustereinbau FuG XXI.

One thing is for sure, the Loire 130 was never introduced operationally with the Luftwaffe, and the testing at E-Stelle Travemünde of this single aircraft, ended in the early autumn of 1941.

[Lucien]

Thanks for your information but, unfortunately, I cannot read German... Would someone be kind enough to translate ?

[brewerjerry]

Hi
Using an excellent free site

http://www.freetranslation.com/

see below rough translation
Cheers
Jerry

10.05.41 - 16.05.41: Loire 130: equipment inspection through the specialty group terminated. Brevity examination of the flight characteristics and flight achievements.
05.07.41 - 11.07.41: Loire 130: measuring instrument for cooler fair flights incorporated.

23.06.41: fitness of the franz. Flight boat Loire 130 for lake need service. L.In.16 the inspection of the lake need service already rejected this airplane pattern because:
1 do not correspond.The lake-characteristics also annährend to the Forer- ungen, that at a lake need airplane placed will must.
2. The armaments under none would stand around suffices.
3. The use of a further airplane pattern related previously in the lake need service for which supply difficulties are available, undesirable is not. Sign. Golz
L.In.16 was not confessed that there from 20 airplanes with 4 can be made available monthly, running av
September 1941,.

26.07.41 - 01.08.41 Loire 130: presently. Pattern installation joint XXI.

[Lucien]

Thank again.