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Arado Ar 196 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

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Arado Ar 196 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

Bordfliegergruppe 196 (Embarked Air Group 196) was responsible for aircraft assigned to ships of the Kriegsmarine. In addition to ship-board use, detachments were assigned to various European ports under German control as needed.

Arado Ar 196A-1 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

Arado Ar 196A-1 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Aboard Admiral Graf Spee

Arado Ar 196 A1 From Admiral Graf Spee

Arado Ar 196 A1 of 1.BordFlGr196 (T3+AH) WrkNr 1960014 From Admiral Graf Spee Connecting to Loading Crane Hook 1939 — Arado Ar 196 A1 From Admiral Graf Spee

Arado Ar 196A-1 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Aboard Admiral Hipper

Arado Ar 196 A-1 launching from Admiral Hipper during sea trials in 1938

Arado Ar 196 A-1 being loaded onto Admiral Hipper during sea trials in 1938 — Arado Ar 196 A-1 launching from Admiral Hipper during sea trials in 1938

Arado Ar 196A-1 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Aboard Admiral Scheer

Arado Ar 196 A-1 of 1.BordFlGr196 being retrieved on Admiral Scheer

Arado Ar 196A-1 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Aboard the Auxiliary Cruiser Komet

Arado Ar 196 A-1 of 5.BordFlGr196 (SD+BS) Wrk. Nr. 100030 Loaded On Board Auxiliary Cruiser Komet

Arado Ar 196A-2 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

Arado Ar 196A-2 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Aboard Admiral Hipper

Arado Ar 196 A-2 of 1.BordFlGr196 (T3+HK) Wrk No. 100084 of Admiral Hipper Late 1940

Arado Ar 196 A-2 of 1.BordFlGr196 (T3+HK) Wrk No. 100084 of Admiral Hipper Late 1940

Arado Ar 196A-2 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Aboard KMS Konigsberg

Arado Ar 196 A-2 of 1.BordFlGr196 (CU+AD) Wrk. Nr. 100042 KMS Konigsberg Being Towed On Land Docking Dolly — Arado Ar 196 A-2 of 1.BordFlGr196 (T3+CH) Wrk. Nr. 100042 KMS Konigsberg Being Towed On Land Docking Dolly

Arado Ar 196A-2 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Aboard Scharnhorst

Arado Ar 196A-2 of 1.BoFlGr196 T3+LH showing the oversized markings when onboard KMS Scharnhorst 1939

Arado Ar 196A-2 being retrieved aboard Scharnhorst — Arado Ar 196A-2 of 1.BoFlGr196 T3+LH showing the oversized markings when onboard KMS Scharnhorst 1939

Arado Ar 196A-2 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Serving Aboard Wider

Arado Ar 196A-2 of BordFlGr196 with Fake French Navy markings to confuse enemy. Being loaded onto Auxiliary Cruiser Commerce Raider No.21 Widder in 1939

Unassigned Arado Ar 196A-2 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

Arado Ar 196A-2 of BFGr.196 — Arado Ar 196A-2 T3+EH of BFGr.196

Arado Ar 196A-2 5./BFGr.196 of (CU+AR) vkz (6W+IN) WkNr. 100056 Aalborg Denmark 1941 — Arado Ar 196A-2 T3+EH of BFGr.196

Arado Ar 196A-3 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

Arado Ar 196A-3 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Aboard Admiral Hipper

Arado Ar 196 A-3 of 1.BordFlGr196 (T3+EK) Wrk No. 100196 of Admiral Hipper Late 1942. Note the 1st Staffel White Seahorse On Blue Shield Emblem

Unassigned Arado Ar 196A-3 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

Arado Ar 196A-3 of 1./BordFlGr196 (T3+LK) WkNr. 100151

Arado Ar 196A-3 of 1./BordFlGr196 with wings in folded position — Arado Ar 196A-3 of 1./BordFlGr196 (T3+LK) WkNr. 100151

Arado Ar 196A-4 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

Arado Ar 196A-4 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Assigned to Prinz Eugen

Arado Ar 196A-4 of 5./BordFlGr196 (GA+DX) vkz (6W+xN) WkNr. 100124 from Prinz Eugen

Arado Ar 196A-4 of 5./BordFlGr196 (GA+DX) vkz (6W+xN) WkNr. 100124 from Prinz Eugen

Arado Ar 196A-4 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Unassigned

Arado Ar 196A-4 of 5./BordFlGr196 (GA+DT) vkz (6W+EN) WkNr. 100120 Aalborg Denmark 1941

Arado Ar 196A-4 of 5./BordFlGr196 (GA+DT) vkz (6W+EN) WkNr. 100120 Aalborg Denmark 1941

Arado Ar 196A-5 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

Arado Ar 196A-5 of 1./BordFlGr196 (CT+KU) vkz (T3+BH) WkNr. 100441 At Ilsvika Trondheim Norway Spring 1943

Miscellaneous Arado Ar 196 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

Miscellaneous Arado Ar 196 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Aboard Bismarck

Arado Ar 196 A being removed from hanger on KMS Bismarck

Arado Ar 196 A being prepared for launch on Bismarck — Arado Ar 196 A being removed from hanger on KMS Bismarck

Miscellaneous Arado Ar 196 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196 Aboard Gneisenau

Arado Ar 196A on the stern catapult aboard KMS Gneisenau. This was later moved due to shock damage when the guns were fired

Arado Ar 196A on its catapult aboard KMS Gneisenau — Arado Ar 196A on the stern catapult aboard KMS Gneisenau. This was later moved due to shock damage when the guns were fired

Miscellaneous Arado Ar 196 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

Arado Ar 196A of 1./BordFlGr196 (T3+xx)

Arado Ar 196A of 1./BordFlGr196 — Arado Ar 196A of 1./BordFlGr196 (T3+xx)