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Blohm und Voss Bv 138
Variants

Prototypes
• Ha 138 V1 (D-ARAK) – First flight on 15 July 1937
• Ha 138 V2 (D-AMOR) – First flight in August 1937
Blohm und Voss Ha 138 V2
Ha 138 V2 (D-AMOR)
[Source: Unknown]

• Ha 138 V3 – Construction abandoned due to redesign.

Production
• BV 138 A-01 to 06 – Operational testbeds
• BV 138 A-1 – Flew reconnaissance during invasion of Norway
• BV 138 B-0 – Officially entered service in October 1940
• BV 138 B-1 – Entered service in November 1940
• BV 138 B-1/U1
• BV 138 C-1

Blohm und Voss Bv 138
A Bv 138C-1 flying over the black sea, 1943.
[Source: Unknown]

• BV 138 C-1/U - Minesweeper variant
• BV 138 MS – Minesweeping version.
Blohm und Voss Bv 138
Bv 138MS minesweeper variant, fitted with a degaussing loop.
[Source: Unknown]


Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Wikipedia - Bv 138
Donald, David - The Complete Encyclopedia Of World Aircraft, 1997, Brown Packaging Books Ltd., London

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