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Arado Ar 196A-5

Arado Ar 196A-5 (NP+ZO)

Arado Ar 196A-5

The final production version of the Arado Ar 196 was the A-5, which entered production in 1943. Major changes included new radios and cockpit instruments, switching the rear gun to the much-improved MG 81Z with 2000 rounds of ammunition, changing the cannon type to the MG FF/M with extended 90 round magazines, added armor protection for the pilot and observer and strengthened the airframe. The A-5 also upgraded engine type to BMW 132W. The A-5 remained in production until August 1944 when production of the Arado Ar 196 was halted.

Photographs of Arado Ar 196A-5 Floatplanes

Aboard KMS Prinz Eugen

Arado Ar 196A-5 Floatplanes of Bordfliegergruppe 196

Arado Ar 196A-5 Floatplanes of FliegerErganzungsGruppe

Arado Ar 196A-5 Floatplanes of Seeaufklärungsgruppe 126

Arado Ar 196 A-5 of Seeaufklärungsgruppe 128

Arado Ar 196 A-5 of SAGr128
Arado Ar 196 A-5 of SAGr128

Miscellaneous Arado Ar 196A-5 Floatplanes

Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service

Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IIf EW-U T3048 of 307 (Polish) Squadron

Bristol Beaufighter in Polish Service

307 (Polish) Squadron RAF operated the Bristol Beaufighter Mk IIf from 14 August 1941 to May 1942, replacing the unit’s Boulton Paul Defiants. The Mk.IIf fighters were replaced by Beaufighter Mk.VIf night fighters which operated until Feb 1943 when they were replaced by de Havilland Mosquitoes. In total, Beaufighter crews shot down fifteen bombers with three probables and six damaged; the last victory was the shooting down of a Dornier Do 217 on 24/25 September 1942.

Dornier Do 17 in Swiss Service

Swiss Dornier Do 17Z-2

Dornier Do 17 in Swiss Service

The Swiss Air Force operated one Dornier Do 17Z-2, that was interned after landing at Basel Airport in April 1940.