A detailed study of the attractive Arado Ar 196, one of the last fighting seaplanes.
Replacing the Heinkel He 60 biplane as the standard catapult.
Beating its biplane rivals in a 1936 Reich Air Ministry design competition, the Arado Ar 196 provided the Kriegsmarine with possibly the best shipborne reconnaissance seaplane of World War II.
It was the standard seagoing aircraft for the German Kriegsmarine during World War II, providing the Luftwaffe with reach into the southern oceans.
A detailed study of the attractive Arado Ar 196, one of the last fighting seaplanes