Henschel's Hs 123 biplane dive-bomber was tested during
the Spanish Civil War
Hs 123
and, though obsolescent, served
with the Luftwaffe until 1942 in close-support roles, particularly
on the Russian Front. The Hs 126 parasol-wing, two-seat observation/liaison aircraft first entered Luftwaffe
service in 1938.
Hs 126
A twin-engined single-seat close-support
and ground-attack aircraft, the Hs 129, was produced
in some numbers and used to good effect on the Eastern
Front, particularly as a tank-buster. The final
Hs 129
Hs 129B-
2/R-4 version was armed with a 75 mm cannon. A prototype
jet dive-bomber, the Hs 132, was completed but
did not fly before the end of the war. The company also
experimented with a number of wire-, radio,- and even
television-guided missiles.
