From my website:-
"Taking to the skies for the first time in 1936 the Henschel 126V1 was in fact a conversion from the earlier Hs 122. The first true production models was the Hs 126A-1 and they started to be delivered to the squadrons in 1938. Six A-1s were sent to Spain, for use by the Légion Condor for assessment under combat. One was lost during the Civil War and the other five remained in Spain after the hostilities finished. Designed for the roles of Army co-operation, battlefield reconnaissance and artillery spotting, the observer would operate the camera from the rear Thirteen squadrons were employed during the campaign in Poland in 1939. Also it saw action in France in 1940, but by this time the Hs 126 was an easy target for allied fighters and the last airframe was delivered in 1941. However, some units remained in service until the end of the war."
