German Blohm + Voss BV 138 Seedrache tri-motor long-range maritime patrol and naval reconnaissance flying boat

Blohm + Voss BV 138 (Luftwaffe Photo) Blohm + Voss BV 138 MS, flying-boat variant adapted fora minesweeping role. The BV 138 MS variant, with “MS” standing for Minensuch (German for mine-clearing, literally mine-search), was equipped with a degaussing device. This device consisted of a large hoop with the same diameter as the length of … Read more