Title:HEINKEL HE 115 (incomplete copy) [Main Title]
Film Number:GWY 1392
Other titles:
Summary: The assembly (and dismantling) of the He 115 floatplane.
Description: (Reel 1) A group of Luftwaffe NCOs attending a lecture by an Oberfeldwebel tour the Heinkel factory where He 115s are being assembled. Captions give instructions for each assembly stage. The fuselage and main wing section is raised and the struts for the floats attached. The nose section is wheeled up.
(Reel 2) Nose section fixed in position. The tail control surfaces and tail unit are removed and then re-assembled and aligned.
(Reel 3) Tail control surfaces tested. The petrol and oil tanks are removed. The flaps on the inner wing are attached. The outer wing panels are brought up and bolted into position.
(Reel 4) The flaps and ailerons are attached and connected. A motor is unpacked and the fixing brackets, exhaust manifold and cowlings attached. The motors are disconnected.
(Reel 5) The motors are removed from an He 115 and then reattached. The airscrews are fitted. The oil cooler is removed and refitted.
(Reel 6) The perspex nose cone is removed and reattached. The floats are attached, bomb doors fitted and operated, and an auxiliary fuel tank fixed in the bay. Outside the hangar, the oil and petrol tanks are filled.
(Reel 7 missing; Reel 8) An He 115 (on a slipway) is prepared for take-off. The motors are started (three different methods).
(Reel 9) The aircraft is rolled down into the water. It takes off, flies some circuits (air-to-air shots), lands and is moored to a buoy in line with other He 115s.
Production Details: Generalluftzeugmeister (Production sponsor)
Arnold und Richter (Production company)
Beltzig, E K (Production individual)
Reichsluftfahrtmiium (Production individual)
Generalluftzeugmeister (Production individual)
Heinkel (Production individual)
Beltzig, E K (Production individual)
Zahn, Ludwig (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: German Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, German - seaplane: Heinkel He 115 (object name)
industry, German - aircraft (object name)
training, German air (object name)
Germany (geography)
Instruction (concept)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: German
Subtitle language: German
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 8
Footage: 6517 ft; Running time: 73 mins
