The Blohm & Voss BV 138 Seedrache was a trimotor flying boat designed and built by the German aircraft manufacturer Blohm & Voss. It served as the Luftwaffe's primary seaborne long-range maritime patrol and naval reconnaissance aircraft operated by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
Blohm & Voss BV 138
The second prototype Ha 138/BV 138 V2
BV 138 being prepared for catapult launch on the aircraft tender Friesenland.
Blohm & Voss BV 138 at anchor on Lake Siutghiol, near Constanta, Romania in 1943.
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