Set of photos - The Invasion of Poland, The Battle of Britain, The Battle over Belgium.

Formation of Heinkel He111 during the Battle of Britain

Messerschmitt Bf109 downed, September 1940

By 24 September 1940 the rudder of Adolf Galland's aircraft had 40 kill markings applied.

"Winter is Coming" - set of Luftwaffe photos

A set of pictures of crashed Luftwaffe planes during the Battle of Britain

Troops guard the wreck of Heinkel He 111P (W.Nr 1582: G1+FR)
 of 7./KG 55, which was shot down during an attack on Great
Western Aerodrome (now Heathrow)
 and crash-landed at High Salvington near Worthing, 16 August 1940

"During the Battle of Britain it is estimated that the Royal Air Force shot down 1887 German planes. Some planes crashed nose first into the ground and were completely obliterated but other pilots manged to crash land and remained relatively intact.

These planes were prized trophies for propaganda reasons but also to learn more about the German planes and it’s technology. Last but not least, the remains were recycled back into new planes for the RAF, the crashed planes were full of metals that Britain desperately needed to survive.
The crashed planes were photographed and cataloged and then removed, here are 22 of the best images we could find!"

German propaganda film excerpt: He-111 bomber is attacked by British P-36 Mohawk...HD

Flugzeug-Handbuch He 111 H-20 Teil 12A

Flugzeug-Handbuch He 111 H-20 Teil 12A: LINK

Flugzeug-Handbuch He 111 H-20 Teil 12 B

Flugzeug-Handbuch He 111 H-20 Teil 12 B: LINK

Schuẞwaffenanlage H111 H-20 Wa

Schuẞwaffenanlage H111 H-20 Wa: LINK

Flugzeug-Handbuch H111 H-20

Flugzeug-Handbuch H111 H-20: LINK

Schusswaffenanlage Heinkel He 111 H-11, H-14 und H-16

Schusswaffenanlage Heinkel He 111 H-11, H-14 und H-16: LINK

Set of 3 documents about Heinkel He111

Bedienungsvorschrift Heinkel He111 D-ASAR Siemens: LINK












Kurz.Anleitugng He111HPD: LINK

Schemas He111 P: LINK

Heinkel He111 H16 Handbuch

Heinkel He111 H16 Handbuch: LINK

The Story of Heinkel He111. Armament. Part 6. German Dzib -Compiler-

MG 15 in left beam mounting inside a Ju 52, and above it storage brackets for 12 MG 15 magazines, with one magazine mounted.

Guns

MG 15

he MG 15 was a German 7.92 mm machine gun designed specifically as a hand manipulated defensive gun for combat aircraft during the early 1930s. By 1941 it was replaced by other types and found new uses with ground troops.

History

The MG 15 was developed from the MG 30 which was designed by Rheinmetall using the locking system invented by Louis Stange in the mid to late 1920s. Though it shares the MG 15 designation with the earlier gun built by Bergmann, the MG 15nA (for neuer Art, meaning new model having been modified from an earlier design) has nothing in common with the World War II gun except the model number. The World War I gun used a tipping lock system while the WWII aircraft gun uses a rotating bolt/lockring. The World War II MG 15 was used in nearly all Luftwaffe aircraft with a flexible-mount defensive position.

Heinkel He 111 H-6 - Paper model plans, just for Fun :)

Heinkel He 111 H-6. Paper model plans. : LINK

Kurzbetriebsanleitung He 111P - Brief instructions He 111P

Kurzbetriebsanleitung He 111P : LINK

Heinkel He111. Powerplant. Part 5. German Dzib -Compiler-

Powerplants

He111 H-6

Junkers Jumo211

The Jumo 211 was an inverted V-12 aircraft engine, Junkers Motoren's primary aircraft engine of World War II. It was the direct competitor to the famous Daimler-Benz DB 601 and closely paralleled its development. While the Daimler-Benz engine was mostly used in single-engined and twin-engined fighters, the Jumo engine was primarily used in bombers such as Junkers' own Ju 87 and Ju 88, and Heinkel's H-series examples of the Heinkel He 111 medium bomber. It was the most-produced German aero engine of the war, with almost 70,000 examples completed.

The story of Heinkel He111. Production and variants. Part 4. Dzib German -Compileer-

Production

He 111 production in 1939

To meet demand for numbers, Heinkel constructed a factory at Oranienburg. On 4 May 1936, construction began, and exactly one year later the first He 111 rolled off the production line. ⁽⁶³⁾ The Ministry of Aviation Luftwaffe administration office suggested that Ernst Heinkel lend his name to the factory. The "Ernst Heinkel GmbH" was established with a share capital of 5,000,000 Reichsmarks (RM). Heinkel was given a 150,000 RM share. ⁽⁶³⁾  The factory itself was built by, and belonged to, the German state. ⁽⁶³⁾

Heinkel He 111 H-11 Teil 12 B

Heinkel He 111 H-11 Teil 12 B: LINK

Kurzbetriebsanleitung He 111 H fuer Besatzung

Kurzbetriebsanleitung He 111 H fuer Besatzung: LINK

Heinkel He 111 H-6 Teil 9D

He 111 H-6 Teil 9D: LINK

The Story of Heinkel He111. Military variants. Part 3. German Dzib -Compiler-

Military variants

He 111 A - D

The initial reports from the test pilot, Gerhard Nitschke, were favourable. The He 111's flight performance and handling were impressive although it dropped its wing in the stall. As a result, the passenger variants had their wings reduced from 25 m (82 ft) to 23 m (75 ft). The military aircraft - V1, V3 and V5 - spanned just 22.6 m (74.1 ft). (17) The prototypes were equipped with 431 kW (578 hp) BMW VI 6.0 V12 in-line engines, succeeded by745 kW (999 hp) DB 600 engines. (17) The first prototypes were underpowered, as they were equipped with 431 kW (578 hp) BMW VI 6.0 V12 in-line engines. This was eventually increased to 745 kW (999 hp) with the fitting of the DB (Daimler-Benz) 600 engines into the V5, which became the prototype of the "B" series. (17)

A Chinese He 111A re-engined with Wright Cyclone radial engines.

Only 10 He 111 A-0 models based on the V3 were built, but they proved to be underpowered and were eventually sold to China. The type had been lengthened by 1.2 m (3.9 ft) due to the added 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 15 machine gun in the nose. Another gun position was installed on top of the fuselage, and another in a ventral position as a "dustbin" exposed turret, which could retract. The bomb bay was divided into two compartments and could carry 680 kg (1,500 lb) of bombs. The problem with these additions was that the weight of the aircraft reached 8,200 kg (18,080 lb). The He 111's performance was seriously reduced; in particular, the BMW VI 6.0 Z engines were not now powerful enough. The increased length also altered the 111's aerodynamic strengths and reduced its excellent handling on takeoffs and landings. (22)