Hydro monoplan i (Hansa-brandenburg w.29)
hydro monoplan i (h.m.i ) - (wingnut wings 1/32)
Royal Danish Navy reconnaissance Aircraft 1919-1931. The backbone of the Royal Danish Navy. It was license build under the name H.M.I (Hydro-Monoplane 1) No fewer than 15 aircraft of the type were built at the Danish Royal Naval Dockyard. The H.M.I. was used solely as a reconnaisance platform. Later in it’s service the armament was removed to save weight.
A little history: In the fall of 1921, two Navy ships were modified so that they could carry an H.M.I. aircraft. In the period 1922-25, the H.M.I’s made several expeditions abroad, partly to train the crew but also to draw inspiration and innovation that could benefit the continued work to develop and improve the Danish Air Service. In 1922, three H.M.I’s visited Rotterdam, where there was a large aviation exhibition. In 1923 they went to Sweden and Finland with five aircraft. In 1924, a group of three H.M.I’s visited the Belgian maritime air forces in Ostend. In 1925 three visited Poland and the same year three H.M.I’s flew all the way to Barcelona via Cherbourg. The H.M.I. is a conversion of Wingnut Wings Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 (1/32)
