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Heinkel HE-111 – German Bomber – Falcon Field – Mesa AZ

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    Last Updated: December 8th, 2011

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25 Comments

  1. #1
    snelmau5
    December 8th, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    I recognize this airport… isn’t it used in the making of “Pearl Harbor”?

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    singningwongho
    December 8th, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    damn that sounds nice :D

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  3. #3
    misha5781
    December 8th, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    Молодцы кто сохранил или создал такой красивый самолёт.Хенкель 111 шедевр авиастроения.

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    mcstaal
    December 8th, 2011 at 5:15 pm

    Ichiban 7.
    The spanish licens build HE 111, flew on 23 may 1945 wih Jumo 211 F engines found in France. During Civil war 1937 Franco forces recived a number of HE111B with original engines. Merlin build 111’s build from 53..

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  5. #5
    Ismalith
    December 8th, 2011 at 5:55 pm

    Could there be anything better than sitting in the front in this plane while fly over huge mountains and wide fields?

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  6. #6
    Ichiban7
    December 8th, 2011 at 6:38 pm

    As for everything else . . . I have no clue. I won’t even begin to claim to be an expert, but I did enjoy reading everyone’s thoughts and facts and Info. Thanks Guys

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  7. #7
    Ichiban7
    December 8th, 2011 at 7:33 pm

    Sorry guys, just getting to this. The engines were definitely RR’s and the engines failed because they definitely switched to a dry tank. They realized the mistake but could not get the engines restarted. This according to what I read, and what I heard from the Arizona Wing of CAF in Mesa, AZ.
    As for engines, just listen to the sound, and they sound just like two P-51’s running side by side.

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  8. #8
    Brian79camino
    December 8th, 2011 at 7:58 pm

    @Ichiban7 Franco

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  9. #9
    FiveCentsPlease
    December 8th, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    @Ichiban7
    The Spanish did not start using the Merlins until the early 1950s. During wartime, the Spanish used the German engines they could find and continued post war. I believe Germany could never live up to their promise to supply engines for Spanish He111 and fighter production, since engine production was needed for their own aircraft.

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  10. #10
    FiveCentsPlease
    December 8th, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    @Brian79camino
    It was a single engine failure during landing and it struck a fence and a building. The Cavannah Flight Museum has a CASA example which could be made airworthy with a little work. There is/was a project to get a real He111 flying, but updates are few if this project still even exists. Paul Allen also has an He111, but since his projects seem to only do about 1 rivet per year I doubt we’ll live long enough to see it finished.

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    Ichiban7
    December 8th, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    As for engines they were R.R. Merlins. Why? its becuase it was Spanish built and they used what they could get during the war. Spain was Neutral during the war. This plane was not orignially used as a bomber but more of a taxi cab for some famous General, whom I forget who it was.

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    Ichiban7
    December 8th, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    The pilots accidentally switched to a dry tank and that is why the engines failed. They crashed through a fense and flew into a School Bus, car wash. I think they had hoped that it would stop the plane. They did a great job at avoiding people and houses. Its a real pity. It was based out here in Mesa, Arizona. Somewhere I have photos.

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  13. #13
    SignorThomasino
    December 8th, 2011 at 9:52 pm

    @FiveCentsPlease
    Daimler-Benz isn’t Mercedes, is it? :)
    Yeah, I heard about that crash, that was really shame. Such rare plane should stay in hangar.

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  14. #14
    Brian79camino
    December 8th, 2011 at 10:19 pm

    @Ichiban7 i was just reading about the crash…said it went down because of engine failure, do you know if it was both engines? cause i’m pretty sure the thing can maintain altitude with only one, but of course having its power cut down by 50%….its just horrible and it bothers me that we lost the only 111 left in flying condition

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    FiveCentsPlease
    December 8th, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    @SignorThomasino
    Early series He-111s A-D could have Daimler 600 series engines and later marks had the Jumos. This example was a post-war Spanish airframe with RR Merlins, destroyed several years ago after engine failure during landing.

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  16. #16
    SignorThomasino
    December 8th, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    @LucasDecimus
    Mercedes? He 111s got JUMO engines

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  17. #17
    Brian79camino
    December 8th, 2011 at 11:47 pm

    such a shame that this thing crashed

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  18. #18
    VladFerdinand1
    December 9th, 2011 at 12:15 am

    Man, it would’ve been real nice to tear up one of these He 111’s with a good ol’ RAF Spitfire.

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  19. #19
    999archenemy
    December 9th, 2011 at 12:34 am

    Beautiful airplane. Love the shape of the wings.

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  20. #20
    jestepario
    December 9th, 2011 at 1:07 am

    Este avión se conocía entre los militares de aviación españoles, como PEDRO yo fuí militar de aviación en los años 59/60 y volaban los PEDROS, Junkers, Buckers etc Viva España!!

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  21. #21
    billace90
    December 9th, 2011 at 1:39 am

    For those war birds buffs, Franklin Mint made a beautiful exact diecast replica in 1:48 scale in the same camo scheme. Very well detailed.
    It displays very well and although it was retired a few years ago, occasionally one of them is for sale on Ebay. They also produced the night bomber and north african campaign versions with different camos. It is a remarkable fine aircraft.

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  22. #22
    HJE72675
    December 9th, 2011 at 2:18 am

    this aircraft had MERLIN engines! I was on board during an event on a walkthrough and two german tourists were almost in a fist fight sitting at the controls about the engines. Spanish built and English power. Kind of like your dodge stratus built in Japan under license assembled in Mexico!! LOL

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  23. #23
    TheRuckerproductions
    December 9th, 2011 at 2:29 am

    aint the fact the props spin the same direction a design floor in this aircraft as far as i know most twin engined planes props spin opposite direction to each other though due to the time this aircraft was built and the war i guess it was a over site or the only available engines rotated the same direction no dissrespect to the germans they were as good as anyone else with what they had both sides made great aircraft

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  24. #24
    LucasDecimus
    December 9th, 2011 at 2:51 am

    @DrZippo1 those are mercedes engines

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  25. #25
    ImInCommand
    December 9th, 2011 at 3:25 am

    That’s sick. I used to see this plane flying by my house all the time, but never saw it up close, then it crashed. Damn….

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