spanish CASA 2.111B

[Jorgvica 4]

The CASA 2.111B was a medium bomber derived from the Heinkel He 111 and produced in Spain under license from Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). The 2.111 models differed in details from the He 111H design while using the same exact fuselage in appearance, but had heavier armament and Rolls-Royce Merlin engines.

                                                                                        

                                              

 

History:

In Spain, during the civil war the national side received several H-111B from Germany, later they began to receive improved models such as the He-111D and H-111E-1 after the war. But the requirement for a more current model led to the signing of a contract between CASA and Heinkel in 1940 to produce under license 200 units of the He 111H-16 model in Seville. The first Spanish C-2111 "Pedro" left CASA's assembly line in 1945. Deliveries continued at a very slow pace due to the lack of supply of Jumo engines by the sinking of the german industry in the aftermath of the war. After World War II the shortage of Jumo engines led CASA to buy Rolls-Royce Merlin 500-29. This created the CASA-2111B variant.

 

Operational history:

The first aircraft built in Spain flew on May 23, 1945. After the war CASA installed Rolls-Royce Merlin 500 engines. The CASA 2.111 was used in combat in close air support role during the Ifni War in 1957-1958. Several of the aircraft retired in the 1960s were used in films, such as The Battle of Britain and Patton, due to their similarity to the Heinkel He 111.
 - First flight: First flight May 23, 1945
 - Production: 1945-1956
 - Retired: 1973 (as a transport plane)
 - Numbers built: 236

VARIANTS:

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Technical data and armament:

     Technical data:

1. Crew: 5
2. Length: 16.4 m (53 ft 10 in)
3. Wingspan : 22.5 m (73 ft 10 in)
4. Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
5. Wing area: 86.5 m2 (931 sq ft)
6. Max takeoff weight: 14,000 kg (30,865 lb)
7. Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 500-29 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines, 1,176 kW (1,577 hp) each

    Performance:

1. Maximum speed: 440 km/h (270 mph, 240 kn)
2. Speed: 315km/h
3. Range: 1,950 km (1,210 mi, 1,050 nmi)
4. Service ceiling: 7,800 m (25,600 ft)

Armament:

1. Guns: 1 x 12.7mm Breda SAFAT (at the nose) & 2 x 7.92mm MG-15(*)
2. Bombs: 8 x 250 kg or 32 x 8 kg or 28 x 10 kg

(*) Armament could vary, some CASA 2.111B aircrafts were equipped with other/more machine guns, but almost all models had the mentioned ones.

PICTURES:

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CASA C-2111B (B2I) (5J-GN)                                                                          CASA C-2111B (B2I) (116-FL)  at the filming of "the battle of england" with a german camouflage

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                                                          Rolls-Royce Merlin 500-29

 

Sources:

https://hmong.es/wiki/CASA_2.111

https://www.landmarkscout.com/casa-2-111-a-heinkel-he-111-bomber-license-built-in-spain/

http://leandroaviacion.blogspot.com/2013/02/bombardero-espanol-pedro-casa-c-2111.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Merlin

https://www.key.aero/article/pilot-report-casa-2111-brief-history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CASA_2.111

https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/flugwerft-schleissheim/exhibition/military-aviation/casa-2111

 - Books: "La enciclopedia de la aviación", "Los C-2.111 'Pedro' De CASA"

 

If you have any more data of this aircraft it would help to make this post much better, all help is welcome.

I'm not a native English speaker, if I made any mistake I'm sorry.

 

 

Edited May 25, 2023 by Jorgvica

[yoyolast 1,708]

Open for discussion. 

[Jorgvica 4]

15 hours ago, yoyolast said:

Open for discussion. 

Thanks

[jaguare19 2]

That will be so dam cool !

[Milocat 4,854]

+1, would be nice to see this added to the game.

[zPjav_ 2]

Spain tech tree would be great ngl

[Mahiwew 528]

+1 for independent Spanish tree

[LukTroy 124]

+1 as a premium in the Italian tech tree, or standard in a future Spanish one

[Ragnarok_640 1]

+1, would be nice to see this added to the game.

[Eironn__ 3]

A low tier bomber that I'd love to play and even pay for it if needed 

[Colerend 225]

+1 for future Spanish tech tree.