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Blohm und Voss Ha 139

Description
Role	Communications & reconnaissance
Crew	1
First flight	1936
Entered service	1937
Manufacturer	Blohm + Voss, Hamburg
Dimensions
Length	19.5 m	64 ft 0 in
Wingspan	27 m	88 ft 7 in
Height	4.4 m	14 ft 7 in
Wing area	117.5 m�	1,265 ft�
Weights
Empty	10,340 kg	22,790 lb
Loaded	17,460 kg	38,500 lb
Maximum takeoff	kg	lb
Powerplant
Engine	4 � Junkers Jumo 205 diesel
Power (each)	440 kW	592 hp
Performance
Maximum speed	307 km/h	191 mph
Combat range	4,990 km	3,100 mile
Ferry range	km	miles
Service ceiling	3,690 m	12,100 ft
Rate of climb	170 m/min	550 ft/min

The Blohm + Voss Ha 139 was an all-metal float seaplane flown by Deutsche Luft Hansa on transatlantic routes between 1937 and 1939. At the time it was one of the largest float seaplanes ever built.

On the outbreak of World War II the planes were taken over by the Luftwaffe and converted for reconnaissance work over the Baltic Sea. They were not particularly suited for military use and were not further produced. They were really intended for catapult operations from mailships.

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Designation series	Ha 136 - Ha 137 - BV 138 _ Ha 139 _ Ha 140 - BV 141 - BV 142
Related lists	List of military aircraft of Germany - List of seaplanes

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Blohm und Voss HA 139 (99 words)
	Operated by Deutsche Lufthansa in the transatlantic transport role before the war, the three Ha 139's were appropriated by the Luftwaffe at the outbreak of hostilities.
	V1 and V2 were used as transports in the Norwegian campaign while V3 was rebuilt in 1940 and redesigned the Ha 139B/U. The most obvious changes were the inclusion of a long observer nose.
	The Ha 139B/U was later rebuilt and redesigned the Ha 139B/MS, being equipped with minesweeping equipment in the form of a large current-carrying degausing ring for detonating magnetic mines.

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