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Hs 129
A captured Henschel Hs 129 B-1 at Freeman Army Airfield, Indiana, 1946
Role
Attacker
Type of aircraft
National origin
Nazi Germany
Manufacturer
Henschel
First flight
29 May 1939[1]
Introduction
April 1942
Retired
1945
Status
Retired
Primary users
Luftwaffe
Hungarian Air Force
Romanian Air Force
Produced
June 1940 – September 1944
Number built
865
The Henschel Hs 129 was a World War II ground-attack aircraft fielded by the German Luftwaffe. The aircraft saw combat in Tunisia and on the Eastern Front.
A key requirement of the original specification was that the aircraft be powered by engines that were not in demand for other designs. Prototypes with low-power German Argus As 410 engines of 465 PS (459 hp; 342 kW) failed acceptance test, a more powerful replacement was found with the French Gnome-Rhône 14M engine of 700 PS (690 hp; 515 kW).
The design was relatively effective when it was first introduced, and saw service on the Eastern Front in a variety of front-line roles. As the war continued and anti-tank support became the main goal, the aircraft was continually up-gunned, eventually mounting a 75 mm anti-tank gun. Only a small number of these B-3 models were produced, late in the war. Production ceased in September 1944.[2]
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