Refueling of the German Henschel Hs.126 reconnaissance aircraft of the Nazi Luftwaffe.
Henschel Hs 126 is a German close reconnaissance and spotter, single-engine all-metal monoplane with fixed gear. The informal name is “crutch”.
Henschel Hs 126 was developed by Henschel under the direction of Friedrich Nikolaus. It was a development of the Henschel Hs 122, the 4th prototype aircraft of which, having received the Jumo-210C liquid-cooled engine, became the prototype of the Hs 126.
Henschel Hs 126 was ready and flown in the fall of 1936. Serial production began in January 1938 and continued until January 1941.
Henschel Hs 126 has been in service with the Luftwaffe since the spring of 1938, the Greek and Estonian Air Force since 1939, and Estonian aircraft, after Estonia became part of the USSR, were included in the Red Army Air Force.