Latécoere 298 |
The only known photo of a Laté 298 in German markings ( Old Airfix Magazine Febr.
1967) |
The Latecoere was used by the Lufwaffe on two occasions : - Two examples were captured in June 1940 at the Latecoere plant of Biscarrosse (SW of France). One of them was tested by the E-Stelle of Travemünde in 1940 and 1941. - About 50 more were captured in November 1942 at the naval air station of Berre (Next to Marseille). In 1944, it was decided to use 30 of those machines to replace the Arado 196 of Seeaufklärungsgruppe 125 in Constanza (Romania)or to be sold to the Romanian Air Force. One machine (c/n 109) was ferried in Travemünde to be fitted with German armament & equipment. 3 more and probably 5 were ferried in Germany in may and june 1944. The plan was cancelled in August 1944, after the French-American landing in SE of France. |
Type | s/n | French registration | German registration | Unit |
97 | D-IHLD ? | Erprobungsstelle Travemünde | ||
98 | Erprobungsstelle Travemünde | |||
109 | 29 + 81 | Erprobungsstelle Travemünde | ||
110 | Lufthansa | |||
112 | Lufthansa | |||
129 | Lufthansa | |||
130 | Lufthansa | |||
131 | Lufthansa | |||
FN + GX |