He 59 | |
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General information | |
Type | Trainer, transport, air ambulance, torpedo bomber |
Manufacturer | Heinkel |
Primary users | Luftwaffe |
Number built | 142 |
History | |
Introduction date | 1935 |
First flight | September 1931[1] |
Retired | 1944 |
The Heinkel He 59 was a twin-engined German biplane designed in 1930, resulting from a requirement for a torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft able to operate on wheeled landing gear or twin-floats.