Heinkel He 111 - Survivors

Survivors

Only four original German built He 111 survivors are on display or stored in museums around the world (not including major sections):

  • He 111 E-3 (25*82), Wk Nr 2940 with the "conventional" cockpit is on display at the Museo del Aire, Madrid, Spain, having served in the Condor Legion.
  • A mostly complete He 111 P-2 (5J+CN), Wk Nr 1526, is on display at the Norwegian Air Force Museum at Gardermoen.
  • A He 111 H-20 (NT+SL), Wk Nr 701152, a troop-carrying version is on display at the RAF Museum Hendon, London. Appropriated by USAAF pilots in France at the end of the war, it was left in Britain following the unit's return to the US, and taken on by the RAF.

In 2005, another He 111 was salvaged from a Norwegian lake and has since been moved to Germany for restoration, and may be the most complete wartime He 111 to date. Unrelated to this effort are efforts by several organizations to restore one to flyable condition.

The Imperial War Museum site at Duxford, England, has a Spanish-build Casa apparently awaiting restoration with the outer wings removed while the rudder of a Heinkel He 111 E is on show in another hangar. This rudder was recovered from Norwegian waters when the rest of the aircraft proved too far gone for recovery. The rudder has bullet holes in it.

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