BV 142

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Blohm & Voss BV 142 – long-range maritime patrol variant

Blohm & Voss BV 142 - front

BV 142 on the ground

Blohm & Voss BV 142 on the ground

BV 142 V1 D-AHFB

BV 142 V1 D-AHFB 1938

BV 142 V2 of the 1.(F)/AGrObdL France 1940

BV 142 V2 of the 1.(F)/AGrObdL France 1940

Blohm & Voss BV142 V2/U1 PC+BC WNr 219 1940

BV 142 V2/U1 code PC+BC W.Nr. 219 of the 2./Aufkl. St. /Ob. d. L. - 1940

BV 142 V4 PC+BE France 1940

BV 142 V4 PC+BE France 1940

BV142 landing

BV142 landing

BV 142 V2/U1 coded PC+BC WNr 219 of the 2./Aufkl. St. Ob. d. L. – frontal view

BV142 V2/U1 PC+BC WNr 219 1940 - frontal view

BV 142 V2/U1 PC+BC WNr 219 1940

BV142 V2/U1 PC+BC WNr 219, ex D-ABUV "Kastor" - 1940

Blohm & Voss BV 142 - aircraft developed for the transatlantic airmail service, originally designed for the Luft Hansa. First flight: 11 October 1938. Total production: 4

Serials and markings

  • V1, W.Nr. 218, D-AHFB "Pollux", PC+BB
  • V2, W.Nr. 219, D-ABUV "Kastor", PC+BC
  • V3, W.Nr. 437, D-ATTA "Burgenland", PC+BD
  • V4, W.Nr. 438, PC+BE

Bibliography

  • David Donald: Warplanes of the Luftwaffe, Barnes and Noble 1994
  • Jet & Prop 3/2009
  • David Wadman, John Bradley: Aufklarer - Luftwaffe Reconnaissance Aircraft & Units 1935-1945, Hikoki Publications, 1997
  • J.R. Smith, Antony L. Kay - German Aircraft of the Second World War, Putnam 1990
  • Samoloty Luftwaffe 1933-1945 Tom I & II - Marek Murawski, Ilustrowana Encyklopedia Techniki Wojskowej (polish)