Heinkel He 45 and He 46

Discussion in 'Weapons, Technology & Equipment' started by The Makster, Oct 22, 2020.

  1. The Makster

    The Makster Member

    Hello
    I am looking for information and photos of He 45 and He 46 from the beginning of the war. Do you know where they were stationed? Any field airports? I am interested in the end of August and the first few days of September 1939. Where did they fly to Poland from? Every little piece of information will come in handy.
    I am particularly interested in the unit aufklarungsgruppe 31 where they were at the beginning of 1939.
    Thank you
     
  2. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    Aufklärungsgruppe 31 had Hs 126
    5.(H)/13 of Aufklärungsgruppe 13 had He 45/46
    The 5th squadron was assembled in Göppingen in January 1939. In September 1939 it flew reconnaissance for the XIII Army Corps over Poland. At the end of the year it was converted to Hs 126. (XIII Army Corps: NE Breslau - Bzura - Warsaw)
     
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  3. ltdan

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  4. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    contrary to my post: „Aufklärungsgruppe 31 had Hs 126“: He 45, 4.(H)/31, Brzeg/Poland
    He 45 Brzeg, Poland.jpg

    He 45, unknown unit, Breslau, 1938
    He 46, Breslau, 1938.png

     
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  5. The Makster

    The Makster Member

    Oh yes ! that's the point :) I'm most interested in photos of 4. (H) / 31.

    if you had more, I'm interested: D
     
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  6. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    Would strongly assume such photos are quite rare...

    AufklG 31/Luftflotte 4 as Koluft*10 for 10. Armee/AOK10
    Group ID code 5D + (plus individual code)
    * Koluft = Kommandeur der Luftstreitkräfte

    Brieg/Brzeg - 1.39 - 8.39
    Schwieben/Świbie - 8.39 - 9.39
     
  7. The Makster

    The Makster Member

    Where did you find this photo? (4. (H) / 31 Brieg)
     
  8. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    In the "Bay" ;-)
     
  9. The Makster

    The Makster Member

    How to find old photos on ebay ? you know?

    Do you have any more photos or information?
     
  10. ltdan

    ltdan Nietenzähler

    That´s all I have, sorry
    If photos of such machines are not properly tagged, it is difficult to find them via Google image search:
    Luftwaffe , heinkel he 45 - Google Search
    And unfortunately in 1945 NSDAP, Wehrmacht and British RAF had an unofficial, but enthusiastic competition of who would incinerate the most German documents. Doesn´t make research any easier

    Just out of curiosity: What´s your interest in this specific unit?
     
  11. The Makster

    The Makster Member

    Do you know if any He 45 or He 46 has remained to our times? in a museum or somewhere

    I became interested in this unit because I have a family in the place where it was stationed
     

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