He-111 Number plate
 

Hi All,
at the crashite of a He - 111 I found a little aluminum part with significant numbers and abbreviations on it.
Can you say what they would mean ?

Thx a lot for your contributions.
dnalor

Re: He-111 Number plate
 

Herst. = Hersteller, or manufacturer

EHF = Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke, or Ernst Heinkel Airplane Works

Z. Nr. = Zeichnung Nummer, or drawing number

BAL = Bauaufsicht des Reichsluftfahrtministeriums, or (loosely) construction inspection of government air ministry (The inspector's stamp normally applied here is missing.)

Werk Nr. = Werk Nummer, or factory (production) number

The Z. Nr. 111429-109 may be decomposed as 111 (airplane model) and 429-109 (drawing [or part identification] number). A guess, perhaps this ID plate (tag or band) was on a flight control part, as 4 (the leading digit) is the construction group number for flight control systems. Anyone have a He111 parts manual?

Re: He-111 Number plate
 

All is correct here sfp
Z.Nr. is Zeichnung (drawing Nr.) - could be rudder controls/pedals/wires (aka Ju 88 series) but not the moving controls on wings, elevator or rudder (that was 111.3xx.xxx)
-Ed

Re: He-111 Number plate
 

Hi Ed,

That's good added info. When I see a plate like this, appearing as a band, apparently attached without rivets, I thinks of parts that do not tolerate or permit drilling (i.e. for typical attachment of plates with discrete fasteners) unlike most airframe sheet structures. Certain flight control parts, among those you called out, fall into the "no drill, no rivet" category.

Steve

Re: He-111 Number plate
 

Hello Experts,
many thx for your reply and solution.
Actually the "plate" was a longer band and it broke fortunately just a the end of the text.
Perhaps one day i can look into a He 111 manual.
Best
dnalor