He-52

[Ridgerunner]

Hi,

On my solo qualifying cross-country today I was tuned to Scottish Info when a US accented "NAVY 1" called up in an HE-52 flying at 500' en-route to Newcastle out of Leuchars. I assume it was from the airshow, but I'm unfamiliar with the type HE-52. Any one able to enlighten me on this aircraft?

[BEagle]

The USN operates the following aircraft:

Fixed wing:

C-2A Greyhound
C-9 Skytrain
C-12 Huron
C-20 Gulfstream
C-130 Hercules
C-40A Clipper
E-2 Hawkeye
E-6A Mercury
EA-6B Prowler
EP-3E (ARIES II)
F-5N/F
F-14 Tomcat
F-16A/B Fighting Falcon
F/A-18 Hornet
P-8A
P-3C Orion
S-3B Viking
T-2C Buckeye
T-6A Texan II
T-34C Turbomentor
T-39N/G Sabreliner
T-45A Goshawk
RQ-2A Pioneer

Rotary Wing:

HH/UH-1N Iroquois
CH-53D Sea Stallion
H-3 Sea King
MH-53E Sea Dragon
SH-60 Seahawk
TH-57 Sea Ranger
VH-3D Sea King
V-22A Osprey tilt rotor
VH-60N Night Hawk

Nothing there which sounds like 'He-52'. MH-53 perhaps?

[XR219]

Heinkel built an He 52 prototype in 1936, but I doubt it's still flying :p.