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Hs 126
Role
Reconnaissance
Type of aircraft
National origin
Nazi Germany
Manufacturer
Henschel, AGO
First flight
August 1936
Introduction
1937
Retired
1943
Status
Retired
Primary users
Luftwaffe
Bulgarian Air Force
Croatian Air Force
Hellenic Air Force
Spanish Air Force
Produced
1937–1941
The Henschel Hs 126 was a German two-seat reconnaissance and observation aircraft of World War II that was derived from the Henschel Hs 122. The pilot was seated in a protected cockpit under the parasol wing and the gunner in an open rear cockpit. The prototype aircraft frame was that of a Hs 122A fitted with a Junkers engine. The Hs 126 was well received for its good short takeoff and low-speed characteristics which were needed at the time. It was put into service for a few years, but was soon superseded by the general-purpose, STOL Fieseler Fi 156 Storch and the medium-range Focke-Wulf Fw 189 "flying eye".
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forces. The Slovak fighters escorted Slovak Letov Š-328s and German HenschelHs126 reconnaissance aircraft, and attacked ground targets during the advance...
DFS 230 gliders, each carrying nine soldiers and a pilot, towed by HenschelHs126 planes started between 13:05 and 13:10 from the Pratica di Mare Air...
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