A twin-float seaplane used for minelaying, torpedo attacks, and reconnaissance around the North Sea, Atlantic, and Arctic coasts, it also served captured examples with the RAF for clandestine agent-landing operations in Norway.
Heinkel 115, konetta käytettiin kaukopartiomiesten kuljettamiseksi rintaman taakse, kone kuljetti 12 - 14 miestä varusteineen.Publisher Arvi A. Karisto, Hämeenlinna Finland · Public domain · sourceHeinkel He 115A of LeLv 15. Höytiäinen, Hirviranta (Finland)SA-kuva · Public domain · sourceDuring WW2 the water adjacent to what is now Sola airport was used as a seaplane base by the Luftwaffe. On 28th December 1942, a Heinkel He115 of Luftflotte 5 (c/n 2398, coded 8L+FH), crashed and sank while landing. In 2Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source