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A Heinkel He 111 of KG 26 by Airfix


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Recently seen in internet, a 1/72 scale model of a Heinkel He 111 H-6 by Airfix. The cover depicts a Heinkel attacking shipping, probably in the Mediterranean. This He is in the markings of Kampfgeschwader 26, and as usual the squadron emblem is wrongly depicted. Rudiger Schmidt stated in his book "Achtung! Torpedos los" - Die Geschichte des Kampfgeschwader 26", that the squadron emblem was always on a white shield with a differing colour of lion as per the group. The Revell version comes with a red shield and a white lion, also wrong. However, a well illustrated cover for this magnificent historical aircraft (minus swastikas as usual)

 

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Here in comparison is a model by Revell, built 2006

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Some further older pictures added, taken about 2009

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Quote: Airfix own description of their product, with an interesting history behind it:

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Early in the morning of the 26th April 1940, four members of KG 4 took off in their Heinkel He111 P-2 5J+CN from Fornebu, Oslo in Norway. One of three Heinkels tasked with attacking the town of Andalsnes, the bomber was damaged by the guns of HMS Manchester. Unable to keep formation with the other Heinkels the crew were then taken by surprise by two Blackburn Skuas of No. 801 Squadron FAA from HMS Ark Royal.

The pilot of Skua A7-A unleashed a hail of machine gun fire on the bomber - killing flight engineer Willi Stock. With one engine failing and the other on fire, pilot Richard Gumbrecht had no choice but to force-land somewhere among the snow covered mountains below. With Stock dead, the remaining three crew members escaped the wreckage and made their way down the mountain. The largely intact Heinkel sat on the mountain for over 30 years, before being recovered and restored by the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection.

New for 2015, using our new 3D scanning technology, comes the amazing 1:72 Heinkel HEIII P2! Responsible for more damage from strategic bombing than any other aircraft during the Battle of Britain, this super high detailed aircraft has been designed with information never before used in Airfix model design and has produced fantastic results! “A wolf in sheep’s clothing”, this formidably fast medium bomber was at first masqueraded by the Luftwaffe as a commercial aircraft, when the intention was in fact for it to be converted into the enemy’s primary bomber during early stages of World War Two.

See also under Flyvrak internet site for more information.

 

Photos of crash site, the grave of Willi Stock, buried 1945 and the restored aircraft, now in a museum in Norway.

Photos from flyvrak site

 

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