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The Ar 196 was a shipboard reconnaissance aircraft built by the German firm Arado starting in 1936. The next year it was selected as the winner of a design contest, and became the standard aircraft of the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) throughout World War II.
The plane was loved by its pilots, who found it handled well both in the air and on the water. With the loss of the German surface fleet the Ar 196s were added to coastal squadrons, and continued to fly reconnaissance missions and submarine hunts into late 1944. Two notable operations were the capture of the submarine HMS Seal on 5 May 1940, and the repeated interception of RAF Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley bombers. Although it was no match for a fighter, it was considerably better than its Allied counterparts, and generally considered the best of its class.
Source:
Profile: Wings Palette
http://wp.scn.ru/en/
Info: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_196
The plane was loved by its pilots, who found it handled well both in the air and on the water. With the loss of the German surface fleet the Ar 196s were added to coastal squadrons, and continued to fly reconnaissance missions and submarine hunts into late 1944. Two notable operations were the capture of the submarine HMS Seal on 5 May 1940, and the repeated interception of RAF Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley bombers. Although it was no match for a fighter, it was considerably better than its Allied counterparts, and generally considered the best of its class.
Source:
Profile: Wings Palette
http://wp.scn.ru/en/
Info: Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_196