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Orlogsværftet H.M.II (Heinkel He 8)

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MAT:
In the mid 1920s the Danish Naval Service (Marinens Flyvevæsen) was looking for a successor to the Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 floatplanes. By Heinkel in Warnemünde they found a two-seat civilian plane, the He 8, that could be converted into a three-seat military plane. Six were ordered and a licencing agreement obtained. The six german build planes entered service in 1928 and the marine shipyard in Copenhagen (Orlogsværftet) built another 16. The last three as late as 1938.
In danish service the He 8 was called H.M.II (Hydro Monoplane 2), and it became the workhorse of Marinens flyvevæsen. Some were used on Greenland for survey. These planes were painted red so they could easier be found, should they crash on the ice.
In 1938 the planes were camouflaged, but their service ended with the german invasion in april 1940. At that time Orlogsværftet were building their successor: The Fairey P.4/34 - the ancestor to the Fairey Fulmar and the Fairey Battle. The time of the floatplanes had come to an end.
The surviving H.M.IIs were stored and destroyed by sabotage in 1943.

My model will be based on the sad remains of an Frog Vickers Vimy and a lot of plasticcard.

I admit, that this is not a what-if project. But there will be a lot scrapbuilding.

MAT:
And here are the sad remains of the Vickers Vimy

Old Wombat:
Poor Vimy! :icon_sueno:

At least it's going to find a purpose in its after-life! :D


And I'm pretty sure there's nothing in the rules about anything having to be a whif, & I wrote them! ;) :smiley:

MAT:
SoI'll just go ahead and cut the poor Vimy to pieces

MAT:
The wings are now cut up, and compared with the scale drawings. I think it will work out

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