RS Models – 92138 – Heinkel 112 B Luftwaffe

Description:

Heinkel 112 B Luftwaffe

3 decal variants

1. He-112 B, Slt. Av. Moscu Teodor, Es. , Gr. Vanatoare, June 1941
2. He-112 B, JG 132 Luftwaffe, Mährisch-Trübau, October 1938
3. He-112 B, Locotenent Av. Tiberiu Statescu, Romania 1942

The He 112 which was designed by Dipl.Ing Heinrich Hertel, completed with the other three at a competition held at Travemunde in October 1935.The production of the He 112A series was a failure and Hertel undertook a complete structural redesign of the aircraft under the designation He 112B.The first production prototype was the V9,which first flew in July 1937.The Japanese government placed an order for thirty He 112 during the autumn of 1937.The He 112B-0 had two 20 mm cannon in the wings and two 7,9 mm MG machine-guns mounted above the engine cowling.The first twelve aircraft were delivered to Japan during the spring of 1938,but a second batch of twelve,were hurriedly impressed into the Luftwaffe because of the Sudeten crisis.The machines were delivered to III/JG 132 at Furstenwalde, but following the signing of the Munich agreement, the fighters were returned to Heinkel for export and immediately offered to Spain.