The Arado Ar 196, a German floatplane that saw service during the Second World War as a reconnaissance aircraft, was surprisingly often thrust into combat situations it hadn't been designed for. Today we explore the story of Staffelkaptain Hauptmann Geritt Wiegmink and his observer, Leutnant zur See Dietrich Schlenker and the time they fought against six Supermarine Spitfires of the RAF.

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0:00 2:37 Introduction
2:38 5:18 Combat
5:19 6:17 Aftermath