AERODATA INTERNATIONAL 12 HEINKEL He111P & H WW2 GERMAN LUFTWAFFE KG WW2

BY PHILIP J.R. MOYES.  PLANS AND ARTWORK BY ALFRED GRANGER.  COLOR ARTOWRK BY ROY MILLS. AERODATA INTERNATIONAL NUMBER 12.  1979; VISUAL ART PRESS (VINTAGE AVIATION PUBLICATIONS); ENGLAND.  1ST PRINTING. 

SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: SPANISH CIVIL WAR KONDOR LEGION, JUNKERS JUMO ENGINE, DAIMLER BENZ DB600Ga ENGINE, FULL PAGE COCKPIT DETAILS He111H, FUSELAGE , TAIL UNIT, UNDERCARRIAGE AND ENGINE NACELLES, WING DETAILS, VENTRAL GONDOLA STERBEBETT DEATHBED, CONSTRUCTION DETAILS ELLIPTICAL TAIL SURFACES, BARRAGE BALLOON FENDER, TARGET TUG, TORPEDO BOMBER VARIANT LT F5b, FIESELER 103 V-1 FLYING BOMB, 20mm MGFF NOSE ARMAMENT, He111Z ZWILLING TWIN TOW TUG.

THIS AIRCRAFT MONOGRAPH IS A SELF-CONTAINED A4 SIZE BOOK CONTAINING 1:72 SCALE MULTI-VIEW PLANS, COLOR ARTWORK, DETAIL SKETCHES, LARGE PHOTOGRAPHS AND NARRATIVE (INCLUDING TECHNICAL DATA) - EVERYTHING THE MODELLER NEEDS TO KNOW TO CHECK THE ACCURACY OF PLASTIC KITS OR SCRATCH-BUILD HIS OWN REPLICAS FROM WOOD OR PLASTIC.  A SPECIAL, ADDITIONAL WRAPAROUND INSIDE COVER GIVES A BRIEF OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT IN FRENCH AND GERMAN PLUS TRANSLATIONS OF THE PHOTO CAPTIONS AND DRAWING ANNOTATIONS IN THOSE SAME TWO LANGUAGES.

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THE HEINKEL HE 111 WAS A GERMAN LUFTWAFFE AIRCRAFT DESIGNED BY SIEGFRIED AND WALTER GÜNTER UNDER THE GUISE THAT IT WAS A TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT THOUGH ITS ACTUAL PURPOSE WAS TO PROVIDE THE LUFTWAFFE WITH A FAST MEDIUM BOMBER FOR ITS NEW KAMPFGESCHWADER (KG) BOMBER GROUPS.

PERHAPS THE BEST-RECOGNISED GERMAN BOMBER DUE TO THE DISTINCTIVE, EXTENSIVELY GLAZED, BULLET-SHAPED "GREENHOUSE" NOSE OF LATER VERSIONS, THE HEINKEL WAS THE MOST NUMEROUS AND THE PRIMARY LUFTWAFFE BOMBER DURING THE EARLY STAGES OF WORLD WAR II. IT FARED WELL UNTIL THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN, WHEN ITS WEAK DEFENSIVE ARMAMENT, RELATIVELY LOW SPEED, AND POOR MANOEUVRABILITY WERE EXPOSED. NEVERTHELESS, IT PROVED CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING HEAVY DAMAGE AND REMAINING AIRBORNE. AS THE WAR PROGRESSED, THE HE 111 WAS USED IN A VARIETY OF ROLES ON EVERY FRONT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. IT WAS USED AS A STRATEGIC BOMBER DURING THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN, A TORPEDO BOMBER DURING THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC, AND A MEDIUM BOMBER AND A TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT ON THE WESTERN, EASTERN, MEDITERRANEAN, MIDDLE EASTERN, AND NORTH AFRICAN FRONTS.

ALTHOUGH CONSTANTLY UPGRADED, THE HEINKEL HE 111 BECAME OBSOLETE DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE WAR. MANUFACTURE CEASED IN 1944 AND THE HE 111 WAS USED FOR TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR THE LAST YEAR OF THE WAR.

HE 111 P-1: PRODUCTION AIRCRAFT, FITTED WITH THREE MG 15S AS DEFENSIVE ARMAMENT.

HE 111 P-2 HAD FUG 10 RADIO IN PLACE OF FUG IIIAU. DEFENSIVE ARMAMENT INCREASED TO FIVE MG 15S.

HE 111 P-3: DUAL CONTROL TRAINER FITTED WITH DB601 A-1 POWERPLANTS.

HE 111 P-4: FITTED WITH EXTRA ARMOUR, THREE EXTRA MG 15S, AND PROVISIONS FOR TWO EXTERNALLY MOUNTED BOMBER RACKS. POWERPLANTS CONSISTED OF DB601 A-1S. THE INTERNAL BOMB BAY WAS REPLACED WITH A 835 L FUEL TANK AND A 120 L OIL TANK.

HE 111 P-5: THE P-5 WAS A PILOT TRAINER. SOME 24 EXAMPLES WERE BUILT. THE VARIANT WAS POWERED BY DB 601A ENGINES.

HE 111 P-6: SOME OF THE P-6S WERE POWERED BY THE DB 601N ENGINES. THE MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 RECEIVED THESE ENGINES, AS THEY HAD GREATER PRIORITY.

HE 111 P-6/R2: EQUIPPED WITH / RÜSTSÄTZ 2 FIELD CONVERSIONS LATER IN WAR OF SURVIVING AIRCRAFT TO GLIDER TUGS.

HE 111 H-1: PRODUCTION AIRCRAFT. FITTED WITH FUG IIIAU AND LATER FUG 10 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.

HE 111 H-2: THIS VERSION WAS FITTED WITH IMPROVED ARMAMENT. TWO D STANDS (WAIST GUNS) IN THE FUSELAGE GIVING THE VARIANT SOME FIVE MG 15 MACHINE GUNS.

HE 111 H-3: SIMILAR TO H-2, BUT WITH JUMO 211 A-3 ENGINES. LIKE THE H-2, FIVE MG 15 MACHINE GUNS WERE STANDARD. ONE A STAND MG FF CANNON COULD BE INSTALLED IN THE NOSE AND AN MG 15 COULD BE INSTALLED IN THE TAIL UNIT.

HE 111 H-4: FITTED WITH JUMO 211D ENGINES, LATE IN PRODUCTION CHANGED TO JUMO 211F ENGINES, AND TWO EXTERNAL BOMB RACKS. TWO PVC 1006L RACKS FOR CARRYING TORPEDOES COULD BE ADDED.".

HE 111 H-5: SIMILAR TO H-4, ALL BOMBS CARRIED EXTERNALLY, INTERNAL BOMB BAY REPLACED BY FUEL TANK. THE VARIANT WAS TO BE A LONGER RANGE TORPEDO BOMBER.

HE 111 H-6: TORPEDO BOMBER, COULD CARRY TWO LT F5B TORPEDOES EXTERNALLY, POWERED BY JUMO 211F-1 ENGINES, HAD SIX MG 15S AND ONE MG FF CANNON IN FORWARD GONDOLA.

HE 111 H-7: DESIGNED AS A NIGHT BOMBER. SIMILAR TO H-6, TAIL MG 17 REMOVED, VENTRAL GONDOLA REMOVED, AND ARMOURED PLATE ADDED. FITTED WITH KUTO-NASE BARRAGE BALLOON CABLE-CUTTERS.

HE 111 H-8: THE H-8 WAS A REBUILD OF H-3 OR H-5 AIRCRAFT, BUT WITH BALLOON CABLE-CUTTING FENDER. THE H-8 WAS POWERED BY JUMO 211D-1S.

HE 111 H-8/R2: EQUIPPED WITH /RÜSTSÄTZ 2 FIELD ONVERSION OF H-8 INTO GLIDER TUGS, BALLOON CABLE-CUTTING EQUIPMENT REMOVED.

HE 111 H-9: BASED ON H-6, BUT WITH KUTO-NASE BALLOON CABLE-CUTTERS.

HE 111 H-10: SIMILAR TO H-6, BUT WITH 20 MM MG/FF CANNON IN VENTRAL GONDOLA, AND FITTED WITH KUTO-NASE BALLOON CABLE-CUTTERS. POWERED BY JUMO 211 A-1S OR D-1S.

HE 111 H-11: HAD A FULLY ENCLOSED DORSAL GUN POSITION AND INCREASED DEFENSIVE ARMAMENT AND ARMOUR. THE H-11 WAS FITTED WITH JUMO 211 F-2S.

HE 111 H-11/R1: AS H-11, BUT EQUIPPED WITH /RÜSTSÄTZ 1 FIELD CONVERSION KIT, WITH TWO 7.92 MM (.312 IN) MG 81Z TWIN-GUN UNITS AT WAIST POSITIONS.

HE 111 H-11/R2: AS H-11, BUT EQUIPPED WITH /RÜSTSÄTZ 2 FIELD CONVERSION KIT, FOR CONVERSION TO A GLIDER TUG.

HE 111 H-12: MODIFIED TO CARRY HS 293A MISSILES, FITTED WITH FUG 203B KEHL TRANSMITTER, AND VENTRAL GONDOLA DELETED.

HE 111 H-14: PATHFINDER, FITTED WITH FUG FUMB 4 SAMOS AND FUG 16 RADIO EQUIPMENT.

HE 111 H-14/R1: GLIDER TUG VERSION.

HE 111 H-15: THE H-15 WAS INTENDED AS A LAUNCH PAD FOR THE BLOHM & VOSS BV 246.^[71]

HE 111 H-16: FITTED WITH JUMO 211 F-2 ENGINES AND INCREASED DEFENSIVE ARMAMENT OF MG 131 MACHINE GUNS, TWIN MG 81ZS, AND A MG FF CANNON.

HE 111 H-16/R1: AS H-16, BUT WITH MG 131 IN POWER-OPERATED DORSAL TURRET.

HE 111 H-16/R2: AS H-16, BUT CONVERTED TO A GLIDER TUG.

HE 111 H-16/R3: AS H-16, MODIFIED AS A PATHFINDER.

HE 111 H-18: BASED ON H-16/R3, WAS A PATHFINDER FOR NIGHT OPERATIONS.

HE 111 H-20: DEFENSIVE ARMAMENT SIMILAR TO H-16, BUT SOME AIRCRAFT FEATURE POWER-OPERATED DORSAL TURRETS.

HE 111 H-20/R1: COULD CARRY 16 PARATROOPERS, FITTED WITH JUMP HATCH.

HE 111 H-20/R2: A CARGO CARRIER AND GLIDER TUG.

HE 111 H-20/R3: A NIGHT BOMBER.

HE 111 H-20/R4: COULD CARRY TWENTY 50 KG (110 LB) SC 50 BOMBS.

HE 111 H-21: BASED ON THE H-20/R3, BUT WITH JUMO 213 ENGINES.

HE 111 H-22: RE-DESIGNATED AND MODIFIED H-6, H-16, AND H-21'S USED TO AIR LAUNCH V1 FLYING-BOMBS.

HE 111 H-23: BASED ON H-20/RÜSTSÄTZ 1 (/R1) FIELD CONVERSION KIT, BUT WITH JUMO 213 A-1 ENGINES.