Blohm & Voss Ha 139 - Variants

Variants

Data from:' Aircraft of the Third Reich

Projekt 15

Catapult launched floatplane mail-carrier design for Deutsche Lufthansa (DLH), became the Ha 139.

Projekt 20

A reconnaissance-bomber derivative of Projekt 15 submitted to the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) (German air Ministry) but generating little interest.

Ha 139 V1

Named Nordwind - First of two baseline prototypes

Ha 139 V2

Named Nordmeer - Second of two baseline prototypes

Ha 139 V3

Named Nordstern - Third prototype with longer wingspan, increased wing area and modified engine mounts.

Ha 139B

The Ha 139 V3 re-designated when in service with DLH.

Ha 139B/Umbau

After service with DLH the ha 139B was modified as the Ha 139B/Umbau with an extended glazed nose accommodating a navigator and an spherical Ikaria mount for a machine-gun. other machine guns were mounted in the cockpit roof hatch and two lateral mountings either side of the rear fuselage.

Ha 139B/MS

The Ha 139B/Umbau was later modified into a minesweeping aircraft fitted with a large de-gaussing loop strung between the nose, floats wing-tips and tail unit.