The Arado Ar.95 was a single engined floatplane suitable for the reconnaissance and maritime patrol roles. It was designed and manufactured by Arado Flugzeugwerke.
It was designed in 1935 as a two-seated patrol airplane for coastal patrol, reconnaissance and light attack airplane. The first prototype, fitted with a BMW 132 engine flew in 1936 and the second one was powered by a Junkers Jumo 210. They were tested against the Focke-Wulf 62, it's most direct competitor.
The variant powered by the BMW won the competition and six of them were sent to Spain to be evaluated in combat.
It also served as the basis for the Arado Ar.195 torpedo bomber, one of the few types designed by Germany.
Although it wasn't ordered by any brand of the German Army, when the war started, the German authorities took over those planes that were built for Turkey. Those requisitioned were used for training and coastal operations in the Baltic Sea operating from the coast off Latvia and the Gulf of Finland from 1941 until 1944 serving with the Seeaufklärungsgruppe 125.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arado_Ar_95
2. http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/ar95.html
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