Heinkel He 115 – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:08:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Heinkel He 115 – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 Rare Heinkel He 115 recovered from the sea in Norway https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/06/04/rare-heinkel-he-115-recovered-from-the-sea-in-norway/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/06/04/rare-heinkel-he-115-recovered-from-the-sea-in-norway/#comments Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:04:12 +0000 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=1468

Continue reading]]> After the  recovery of a rare Heinkel He 219 in Denmark in April, a just-as-rare German Heinkel He 115 floatplane has been recovered from the sea near Stavanger in Norway. The aircraft was lying on its back under 60 ft of water since World War II. Although it appears to be in a remarkable state of preservation, precaution will have to be taken to ensure corrosion does not set in now that the aircraft is out of the water.

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