The HE 8 (not He 8, E for monoplane) reconnaissance seaplane was developed for the Danish navy which gave it the HM.II designation. Six examples were bought from Heinkel in 1928 and 16 more produced by the Danish navy yard. Oddly they were numbered in reverse order so s/n 99 was the first one and 78 the last one, built in 1938 when the design was thoroughly obsolete. 87 is seen in the harbour of Nuuk in Greenland. Photo from: National Museum of Denmark

Broken up in 1947

One of two F.XIIs built in Denmark. In the background, Fokker F.VII OY-DAD and Junkers Ju 52 OY-DAL. Photo from: Det Kongelige Bibliotek (Denmark)

The Danish navy was more ambitious than its funding permitted and had its own fighter squadron at Avnø. The 'fighter hangar' still stands in what is now a nature reserve. The official service designation of the 'Nimrodderne' was LB.V. Photo from: National Museum of Denmark

One of two Fokker F.XIIs built in Denmark for the national airline, Merkur crashed at Kastrup on 17 December 1945. Photo by: Willem van de Poll / Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)