HE-111 Engine from Thames

I think that this photo helps with the clarification regarding the engines. Looks like a Jumo powered H to me, which is a shame as my big Revell model is a P variant!

Regards;
Steve

Edit: Anyone have any idea what that square above the KG 26 shield is? Looks like it might have text in it or something. Can’t quite make it out.

Thames Heinkel 111 Engine

Every indication is that it was an H series aircraft but to add to the confusion, or create it, “The Blitz Then and Now”, gives other details.
“Heinkel 111 H4 6985 damaged by fighters during bombing attack on London. Bombs dumped in the Thames during further attacks from Sqd Ldr E A McNab No1 (RCAF) Sqd, Sub Ltn Blake of No 19 Sqd, PO H C Baker 41 Sqd, POs AC Cochrane and P A Mortimer of No 257 Sqd and Sgt E M C Prchal of No 310Sqd ! Forced landed below high water mark at Asplens Head Foulness 3PM. Lt Streubel and Fw H Schwarz captured unhurt. Fw Marenbach, Fw K Potenberg and Gefr E Domes captured wounded . Aircraft 1H+iH a write-off.”. I,m not surprised about that and wonder how the crew managed tostay alive with six fighters pouring 303 into them, and I wonder, were the successful pilots each credited with 1/6th of a victory ?
Heres hoping someone comes up with the right details for you (and for me ).

Best wishes brisfite41

Hi Brisfite41;

Many thanks for the identity confirmation. 1H+JH sounds more like it! I’ll have to try and find out the Gruppe and Staffel the aircraft belonged to now.

Is that a H or a P in that photo? Looks difficult to tell, but I can’t help thinking it’s a H. But I will bow to Tangmere’s vastly supeior knowledge on this. 🙂

Regards;
Steve

Thames Heinkel 111 Engine

Sorry not information on the engine just confirmation re the details of Wrk No 6985 from F K Mason, Battle over Britain, only change is the Code shown as
1H+JH.
Crew and other details including the squadron being No. 72 Sptfires
[brisfite41

Can’t help with the engine I’m afraid, but I understand that the Jumo is/was displayed at the Southend Central Museum (more or less next door to Southend Victoria Station)

I assume it’s still there, I haven’t been for a while.

I hope to go this Saturday, as the museum is putting on an exhibition about
astronomy, science fiction and space inspired art.

Can’t help with the engine I’m afraid, but I understand that the Jumo is/was displayed at the Southend Central Museum (more or less next door to Southend Victoria Staion)

I was just wondering if anyone has any further details of the Markings of the Foulness Heinkel He-111P 1H+1H? I have the Revell 1/32 Heinkel He-111P to build and this would be an idea candidate for the aircraft I would like to portray.

Regards;
Steve

Edit: On looking again at the photo and caption above, can it be 1H+1H? Surely the digit after the cross should be a letter, not a numeral?

Alan – Thames He111 engine

I was at a talk last night at Southend museum, all about the wreck of HMS London (1665), in the Thames Estuary.

While there, I couldn’t help noticing that they now have an engine from a HE-111 which was found in the Thames Estuary,
on display. On loan from Duxford.

Alan, which Southend museum is/was the engine displayed in please?

The engine in question was, I thought, recovered from the Thames Estuary itself? Thus I cannot imagine one of its engines ended up in the water?

I may be wrong, but this also looks to be a DB601 fitted He 111-P, and the engine in question is a Jumo 211.

Could it be related to this ?

I’d be interested to know how the He 111 in question was identified to a specific crew?

This should be an interesting thread,,

Well answers don’t get much better than that, good on you both and welcome to the forum.

My dad actually pulled this up. He actually found the details of crew and even wrote to their families. I will have a chat and get names and so on…