page_title: Heinkel He 111
section_title: Surviving aircraft
hierarchical_section_title: Heinkel He 111 / Surviving aircraft
caption_attribution_description: Bombardero Heinkel He-111 E-1 "Pedro" (B.2-82, 25-82). Este avión fue construido en la factoría Allgemeine Tratnsportlatgen Gesellschaft, de Leizpig (Alemania), bajo licencia Heinkel y con número de fábrica 2940. Se incorporó a la Luftwaffe en junio de 1938 y llegó a España a finales de ese año para combatir en las filas del bando nacional con la Legión Condor. Una vez terminada la Guerra Civil Española, permaneció en España pasando a ser propiedad del recién formado Ejército del Aire. Sirvió en los Regimientos de Bombardeo 15 y 14. Fue dado de baja el 12 de diciembre de 1956, permaneciendo en el Aerodromo Militar de Agoncillo (Logroño) hasta julio de 1967, cuando fue trasladado al Museo del Aire de Cuatro Vientos (Madrid, España), donde hoy se exhibe en el Hangar nº1 con la decoración que usó durante la Guerra Civil Española. Heinkel He-111 E-1 "Pedro" Bomber Heinkel He-111 E-1 "Pedro" (B.2-82, 25-82). This aircraft was built in the factory Allgemeine Tratnsportlatgen Gesellschaft in Leipzig (Germany), under licence of Heikel, with fabrication number 2940. It joined the Luftwaffe in June 1938 and came to Spain late this year to fight in the ranks of the national side with the Legion Condor. After the Spanish Civil War, remained in Spain through the property of the newly formed Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force). It served in Bomber Regiments 15 and 14. It was decommissioned on December 12th 1956, remaining in the military airfield of Agoncillo (Logroño) until July 1967 when it was transferred to the Museum of the Air of Cuatro Vientos (Madrid, Spain), which today is exhibited in Hangar 1 with the decoration it wore during the Spanish Civil War.
context_page_description: The Heinkel He 111 was a German bomber aircraft designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter at Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1934. Through development it was described as a "wolf in sheep's clothing". Due to restrictions placed on Germany after the First World War prohibiting bombers, it masqueraded as a civil airliner, although from conception the design was intended to provide the nascent Luftwaffe with a fast medium bomber.
  Perhaps the best-recognised German bomber due to the distinctive, extensively glazed "greenhouse" nose of later versions, the Heinkel He 111 was the most numerous Luftwaffe bomber during the early stages of World War II. The bomber fared well until the Battle of Britain, when its weak defensive armament was 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 in the Atlantic and Arctic, and a medium bomber and a transport aircraft on the Western, Eastern, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and North African Front theatres.
context_section_description: Only five original German-built He 111 survive today, on display or stored in museums around the world (not including major sections):
  He 111 E-1 "Pedro" (code 25+82), Wk Nr 2940 with the "conventional" cockpit is on display at the Museo del Aire, Madrid, Spain.
  A mostly complete He 111 P-2 (5J+CN), Werknummer 1526 of 5.Staffel/Kampfgeschwader 54 (KG 54—Bomber Wing 54), is on display at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Museum at Gardermoen, part of the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection. The 5J Geschwaderkennung code on the aircraft is usually documented as being that of either I. Gruppe/KG 4 or KG 100 with B3 being KG 54's equivalent code throughout the war.
  An He 111 H-20 (Stammkennzeichen of 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.
  In 2019, a CASA 2.111B slated for restoration by the Kent Battle of Britain Museum was discovered to be a refitted He 111 H-16.
caption: The oldest survivor: He 111E-1
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