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edNorth 12th September 2021 18:48

Re: Heinkel 111 recovered from sea photo
 
3737 He 111 H-5 1H+KL I/KG 26 (Luftwaffe)
OPS (F) shot down in sea (100%) off Faroe Islands 21.02.1941 (after bombing the trawler Lincoln City at Torshavn; Fw. Helmut Much, Oblt. Heinz Rönnau, Fw. Johann Thaler and Fw. Konrad Roick mis) - Parts of this machine were salvaged by SS LAMERICK and landed at Leith on 09.03.1941

- I remember this pic (and tieup) but my filing system is now classified as "failing on most part" or has "holes" in it, whichever comes first. Anyways gets larger as to proportional to as more is taken away.
Addenda: Possibly I saw a pic in old contemporary Aeroplane or Flight, and perhaps giving name of trawler etc. He 111 was on left side of trawler, bottom to ships hull with right wing and engine near vertical,

I think it might have been recovered by divers in remote location some where near coast (of Faroes)

Ed.

Phil Irwin 12th September 2021 21:44

Re: Heinkel 111 recovered from sea photo
 
Thanks for everyone's input, I remember it as having been a wartime recovery. David your photo sounds promising. Any chance of a small view of it?

David Ransome 14th September 2021 11:29

Re: Heinkel 111 recovered from sea photo
 
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Hi Phil,

First time that I've attached anything - let's see if it works!

Phil Irwin 13th October 2021 13:50

Re: Heinkel 111 recovered from sea photo
 
Cant see anything David, can you pm me and I will let you have my email. Thanks

Chris Goss 13th October 2021 17:48

Re: Heinkel 111 recovered from sea photo
 
Thanks to the crash, attachments are not visible/possible

Chris Goss 20th October 2021 15:06

Re: Heinkel 111 recovered from sea photo
 
Further to earlier posts, a photo has emerged showing a starboard wing being lifted from the sea and on the back it says off the British coast but no date. Another source also has this photo with the date January 1941 which would not indicate it as being the 3./KG 26 one on 23 Feb 41 but He 111 H-5, 3638, A1+JK of 2./KG 53 shot down off Canvey island 16 Jan 41


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