HE111 I. D. markings help?

[robinh]

Posted this question on a different site but have not heard any info.

I recently obtained a neat small photo of a HE-111 bomber crashed possibly in England. The rear body markings are SF + CY. The tail rudder has the number 4962. Would this be a school marking? There is a small US Piper plane shown on the ground in the background. Any id and history on that bomber and crew would be appreciated. Any hints on how to do that research myself would be wonderful also. Thank you.

[robinh]

Any hints on how to do that research myself would be wonderful also. Thank you.

[Revi16]

Not much help, but the 4962 on the vertical stab/rudder is the Werk Nummer of the aircraft.

[edNorth]

Indentifying what is on an photo without seeing it is like a shot in the dark.

Seems this might be He 111 H-6 serial number 4962 with Luftwaffe individual aircraft indentification code SF+CY taken in Germany (or there abouts) at end of the war in 1945. Nothing yet to indicate if used by a school or other unit. That US Piper possibly be a USAAF Piper L-4 Grasshopper (?) for artillery spotting. Doupt photo taken in England at all.

I do not know if there are "instructions" on the internet regarding "Luftwaffe Research" but googling word combinations on this might be a start. Somone might have asked before on such matters. It is really just a chance were people start. For me it started over 40 years ago, hearing stories, writing them down and then by decades of research finding out they were just that. Stories. Mostly misleading and often wrong. In many case false. But I tell you: Luftwaffe research is a huge (mine)field.

[edNorth]

and this He 111 H-6 be produced after 1940, so Larry Hickey does not need worry

[chuckschmitz]

robinh,

Can we see a photo?

Chuck

[RT]

Crash softly, 15 %, on 2.April 44 at Johannisthal FP in Berlin City , flew for Fl.Bereitschaft Gen der Lwf

Rémi

[edNorth]

repaired ? (15% was little damage); no USAAF Piper around untill a year later ?

[robinh]

Not sure of US small plane in background. Small photo and far away in background. Will try and post photo asap. Thanks for advice and help.

[robinh]

I do not seem to be able to rotate this photo. Rookie I guess.

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