By: Mark12 - 9th April 2005 at 11:19
BoB film Casa 2-111 (He111) studio aid.
The shot is one of several given to me by Colin Waterworth about 10-15 years ago. At that time he was seeking a new home for his collection of He111 parts.
It is indeed a sectioned Casa 2-111 fuselage used by the film company for internal shots. Sections could be removed for access for the film crew, hence the external ‘Mini body-shell style’ flanges.
The collection also included a substantial amount of genuine He111 crash site parts including sections of a wing and a Jumo engine.
There didn’t seem to be too much interest back then but these were significant parts and I was interested to learn of their ultimate fate and location.
Mark
By: Phil Earthey - 8th April 2005 at 23:32
It is ex BofB
formerly with Colin Waterworth, last heard of in Austria and for sale.
Phil
By: Jagx204 - 8th April 2005 at 19:37
I remember seeing this (unpainted) a few years back in open storage in the Lancashire area. Pretty sure its a Casa 2.111 fuselage which was put in a rig and sectioned so that the interior shots for the BoB film could be filmed, hence all the toggles and catches which allowed various sections to be removed. I think it was owned by Colin Waterworth at the time I saw it.
Not sure where it is now as he disposed of it in the late 90’s
By: Kansan - 8th April 2005 at 15:50
Mark,
No idea.
Are those external flanges and hinges? Reminds me of my old Mini. I asume therefore it’s not a swing-nose (swing fuselage) cargo version and is a film prop so that all those escape/burning crewman/model-spitfires-flying-on-cables-over-the-upper-gun-position shots from the BoB film could be made easily?
Rob / Kansan
By: HP57 - 8th April 2005 at 15:11
Looks like the fuselage of the Heinkel He-111 project that has been for sale in Austria for some time. I remember seeing a photograph in FLugzeug Classic recentely. Apparently most of the fuselage was recovered from Norway (engine and tail still at Duxford) in the seventies and the nose section is from a Spanish example that came from the UK.
HTH
Cees
By: Old Fart - 8th April 2005 at 14:23
Casa 2.111 forward Fuse in Norfolk looking at the grey sky
By: Arm Waver - 8th April 2005 at 14:12
I’d go with Merlin 70…
Where it is though is another matter…
By: Swiss Mustangs - 8th April 2005 at 13:46
He-111ish
Martin
By: merlin70 - 8th April 2005 at 13:21
Looks like it could be a rig used during the filming of the BoB film or if not perhaps PoC.
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