Heinkel He 111 - In The Movies

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  • Опубликовано: 4 май 2022
  • A brief overview of the Heinkel He 111 as seen in WW2 movies and Video Games
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    Movie/Video Games featured:
    What If… (Ep 1) 2021
    The Last Frontier 2020
    While at War 2019
    Cicero 2019
    Turning Tide 2018
    Hurricane 2018
    Dunkirk 2017
    The King’s Choice 2016
    Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 2016
    Guernica 2016
    Izetta The Last Witch 2016
    The Imitation Game 2014
    Stalingrad 2013
    Into the White 2012
    Jackboots over Whitehall 2010
    Lion Witch and the Wardrobe 2005
    The Lion, Wtich, and the Wardrobe 2005
    Downfall 2004
    Band of Brothers 2001
    Dark Blue World 2001
    Enemy at the Gates 2001
    Pearl Harbor 2001
    Patton 1970
    Mosquito Squadron 1969
    Battle of Britain 1969
    Video Games:
    Sudden Strike 4
    War Thunder
    IL-2
    #ww2 #aircraft

Комментарии • 483

  • @BlitZnGodzilla117
    @BlitZnGodzilla117 2 года назад +341

    That clip of Bo messing around with the Heinkel still makes me laugh to this day; on par with cutting wings with the tails of PBY Privateers

    • @Assassinus2
      @Assassinus2 2 года назад +18

      Bv 238 best aerial landing strip.

    • @Sturminfantrist
      @Sturminfantrist 2 года назад +4

      its not funny to weaken your own team, this clowns should be reported and banned

    • @AthanCage
      @AthanCage 2 года назад +2

      They're all classics

    • @shaneprovinsky3797
      @shaneprovinsky3797 Год назад +16

      @@Sturminfantrist These* If you’re going to be a wet blanket, at least have grammatical correctness…

    • @shaneprovinsky3797
      @shaneprovinsky3797 Год назад +12

      Because it’s Supposed to be entertaining, the content is obviously not supporting team killing or anything

  • @sinisterisrandom8537
    @sinisterisrandom8537 2 года назад +250

    BIt of an interesting fact, that a lot of Japanese Army aircraft took many design philosophies from the German Luftwaffe and their aircraft designs. Meanwhile, the Navy used more design philosophy than the US airforce. The Navy had more similar configurations to Us bomber designs. While the Army airforce took a lot of designs from the German He-111s.

    • @NM-wd7kx
      @NM-wd7kx 2 года назад +15

      There was a whole design class of Japanese engineers taught by Meherschmitt, if I remember rightly.

    • @sinisterisrandom8537
      @sinisterisrandom8537 2 года назад +6

      @@NM-wd7kx for the army for the most part yes.

    • @dntlss
      @dntlss Год назад +2

      @@sinisterisrandom8537 Sinister, i have a question if i may,i assume you have seen "The battle of Britain", there is a scene when the He 111s are headed to England and they get bounced by the Spitfires, there is a shot of the back of one and around the tail it has these 2 globe looking things tied to a line and a big globe, looks like little ballons or something, i just pulled my copy of the movie, its at the 55.56 mark all the way to the left of the screen,wonder what that is? a camera? thank you for your input.

    • @Abbeville_Kid
      @Abbeville_Kid 3 месяца назад

      @@dntlssI believe that was part of the Casa 2.111 radio antenna. They ran insulators on the wire and this may have been part of the set up. The German set up was conical.

  • @tazzydevil6638
    @tazzydevil6638 2 года назад +66

    The Heinkel He 111 is a beautiful and extremely cool aircraft.

  • @cojiro9616
    @cojiro9616 2 года назад +249

    I'm really glad you included the scene from the start of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in this, that's always been one of my favorite movie scenes period. Really helps to set the stakes of the setting, especially for people who just think it's a fantasy story going in.

    • @tazzydevil6638
      @tazzydevil6638 2 года назад +15

      Me too. Ever since a kid, I loved that opening scene in the bombing raid. Loved the movie in general as a kid, too.

    • @danpullen6676
      @danpullen6676 2 года назад +6

      I used to watch that scene over and over again as a kid, it was very well done

    • @tazzydevil6638
      @tazzydevil6638 2 года назад +8

      @@danpullen6676 The scene in general is great, but the music. Chefs kiss. And the humming of the engines as they come into frame as the search lights turn on sends chills down your spine.

    • @ArenBerberian
      @ArenBerberian 2 года назад +3

      I was eagerly awaiting that Blitz clip from Narnia, knew you couldn't miss it haha. Probably one of the most pleasantly unexpected openings of any film.

    • @fnorgen
      @fnorgen 2 года назад +1

      That scene ruined that entire movie for me. It was so good I completely forget I was watching a Narnia film. I was so bummed out when the actual story got going.

  • @AEB1066
    @AEB1066 2 года назад +144

    The He 111 gets a bad rap due to the Battle of Britain. That is because it was flying against an enemy who had the advantage of radar that allowed the fighters to intercept at the right time and at the right altitudes. Elsewhere in early to mid WW2 bombers flew and only faced interception by roving patrols that were often low on fuel and at the wrong altitude, making the bombers far more survivable.
    Compared to other nations' pre war bomber designs that were swept from the air attempting daylight bombing (with the exception of the B-17) the German bombers actually flew at day well into 1942/3. After that they were just victims.

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 2 года назад

      It gets a bad rap because it was a German piece of 💩 like their car industry today and the superior British machinery came out on top

    • @samholdsworth420
      @samholdsworth420 2 года назад +2

      SUPERIOR BRITISH MACHINERY

    • @monfort537
      @monfort537 Год назад +5

      Another reasons was for instance that Göring ordered the escort fighters to stay close, which prevent them from doing what they were designed for: Energy fighting. Not speaking of the fact that an escort is almost useless when it cannot protect til the target is reached because of lesser fuel

    • @dntlss
      @dntlss Год назад +2

      Not sure why they get a bad rap,when you are a lightly armored bomber and you have a fighter almost twice as fast or any fighter for that matter the results are pretty much expected, He111 were a awesome machine,a workhorse for sure, i actually have a Ehrenpokal that belonged to a He11 Beobachter,he survived the war, would love to get a picture of the plane but its proven hard to find, you know if there are any websites dedicated to the Zwilling? i would love to find a lot of info on that bad boy.

    • @dntlss
      @dntlss Год назад

      @@samholdsworth420 lol, a fighter against a bomber,thats a no brainer.

  • @spamviking
    @spamviking 2 года назад +16

    I love Battle of Britain, used to watch it from a VHS recorded off the TV in the 80s every time I visited my grandparents. Some facts about the film are:
    - The "109s" like the 111s were also Spanish copies, HA-1112s, and some were painted RAF colours to stand in for Hurricanes (they could only get 3 airworthy hurricanes, they had 17 HA-1112s)
    - With about 100 aircraft under their control, the film studio was also the worlds 35th largest air force at the time.
    - More blank rounds were shot during filming than live ones during the actual Battle of Britain.
    - The scenes of a bombed out London were shot in a housing estate in Peckham Rye that was being demolished
    - Some of the extras playing civilians lived through the actual blitz and quit after a few takes due to PTSD
    - All aircraft were painted in period correct camouflage and markings, which meant the aircraft could only be filmed on cloudy days since the camera aircraft (a B-25 painted bright colours so stunt pilots could see it and dubbed the "Psychedelic Monster") had trouble filming them
    - Luftwaffe general Adolf Galland was the films technical advisor, and the scenes where the German pilot asks Goering for a "squadron of Spitfires", and where Goering leaves yelling from his railway car, are based on personal exchanges Galland (allegedly) had.
    - Michael Caine's role in 2017s Dunkirk as the Spitfire squadron leader is an homage to his role in this film.
    - The scenes in RAF fighter command were shot in the actual facilities used in WW2, with the props and furniture being mostly the ones used in the war.
    - It was one of the WW2 films that George Lucas paid tribute to in Star Wars, with the spitfires rolling away one after the other to engage the bombers inspiring the scene where the X-Wings break away to dive on the Death Star.

  • @Perfusionist01
    @Perfusionist01 2 года назад +36

    Long ago there was a small book about the making of "The Battle Of Britain". In it is a story that upon seeing the squadron of Spanish bombers one production crewman turned to another and said "do you realize that right here we have fully 50% of Spain's strategic bombing force.."

    • @Purto86
      @Purto86 2 года назад +6

      During filming the movie was the 35th Largest Airforce in the world

    • @fus149hammer5
      @fus149hammer5 2 года назад +1

      I have that book somewhere in my attic. 😊

  • @CarnorJast1138
    @CarnorJast1138 Год назад +22

    One of the few German aircraft from WWII that was as beautiful as she was deadly! The HE-111 was a masterpiece of design, and looks like it could have come from the minds of American bomber designers! One of my all-time favorite planes from this era!

  • @danijuggernaut
    @danijuggernaut Год назад +11

    Mi father worked with the HE111 in the Spanish air force, based in Puerto Pollensa in Mallorca- Spain in the 50´s. The emergency landing gear deployment was a simple fixed cable scissor were the cables passed thru. Pulling a handle they just cut the cables and the landing gear dropped down, simple and effective. I like your channel, i´m also aircraft maintenace engineer like my father, subscribed and like, greetings from Barcelona.

  • @chaptermasterpedrokantor1623
    @chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 2 года назад +10

    The Battle of Britain movie is such glorious classic warbird porn. CGI can never replace having actual aircraft and the way they behave. If only because the animators just don't quite know how these aircraft move and because directors can't help but overindulge themselves making the aircraft and/or cameras do unnecessarily flashy moves. And there is of course that glorious BoB movie soundtrack which lifts the movie up to an ever higher level of aerial bliss.

  • @wayneantoniazzi2706
    @wayneantoniazzi2706 2 года назад +52

    As a historic note, prior to WW2 there was a Luftwaffe general named Walter Wever who was pushing hard for a German strategic bombing force. However, he was killed in an air crash in the late 1930's and the strategic bombing idea died with him. So the Luftwaffe developed into a tactical air force which worked just fine, until it didn't.

    • @welkingunther5417
      @welkingunther5417 Год назад +7

      I can't help but wonder if such an idea would've come into fruition for Germany if he survived that crash.

    • @wayneantoniazzi2706
      @wayneantoniazzi2706 Год назад +7

      @@welkingunther5417 Well never know of course, but Wever was a pretty dynamic indivdual and if he was able to get Hitler's ear, and Hitler always had a nose for good ideas like armored divisions and blitzkrieg for example, it just might have happened.

    • @DannyBoy777777
      @DannyBoy777777 Месяц назад

      The Luftwaffe was NEVER a tactical air force. Not in doctrine or procurement. Less than 15 per cent of its aircraft were designed for close air support. Interdiction and the air superiority mission were both prioritised over CAS

    • @wayneantoniazzi2706
      @wayneantoniazzi2706 Месяц назад

      @@DannyBoy777777 So what kind of an air force was it supposed to be? You're only telling us half the story.
      Mind you 50 people liked what I had to say including Johnny Johnson so if you've got a good analysis of what the Luftwaffe was intended to be let's hear it.

  • @cahillarmstrong9356
    @cahillarmstrong9356 2 года назад +30

    The 4 Engine one from Cicero is already haunting my dreams and I havent gone to sleep yet. It almost looks like a B-17D but someone had to put so much effort into making that model instead of just downloading or buying a model of a B-17

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  2 года назад +7

      It's as cursed as they come

    • @tazzydevil6638
      @tazzydevil6638 2 года назад +1

      A Frankstreins' monster of Bomber Aircraft

    • @jedinight2353
      @jedinight2353 2 года назад +1

      Was trying to find it, but I cannot. Mind sharing a picture?

    • @Graham-ce2yk
      @Graham-ce2yk 2 года назад +1

      @@JohnnyJohnsonEsq And if you look closely they're in USAAF markings.

    • @Eagle-od1im
      @Eagle-od1im 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Graham-ce2ykeven more so, pre-1942 USAAF Markings (before they removed the big-red dot to avoid confusion with the Japanese)

  • @theanimalguy7
    @theanimalguy7 2 года назад +6

    I like how at 2:13 That plane treated the bomber like an aircraft carrier
    And at 2:47 how classic music is playing while a guy nearly gets killed by a propeller after being hurled off by an agent

  • @sillyone52062
    @sillyone52062 2 года назад +31

    The Heinkel 111 was a difficult aircraft to fly with a single engine. Some years back now, an HE-111 crashed on final approach to Cheyenne airport when it lost an engine.

    • @armoredspain7053
      @armoredspain7053 Год назад +1

      It was a CASA-2111

    • @williamzk9083
      @williamzk9083 Год назад

      Every twin engine aircraft is difficult to fly on one engine especially if airspeed is low during takeoff and landing as this reduces rudder authority. Its even worse if the undercarriage is down. This is why twins need a copilot. Quick reactions are needed.
      -Modern aircraft, say a beechcraft barron or king air will have sensors detecting engine failure, automatically feather the propeller and apply a little rudder away from the failed engine. All of these things have to be done manually on older aircraft.

    • @manojkumarpandey5256
      @manojkumarpandey5256 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@williamzk9083 And here comes Dornier Do335. It was able to fly on one engine.
      ( Though its a jet; HAL 24, a Kurt Tank design, also had records to get back to the base on one engine after heavy damage in 1971 war. 😉)

  • @hanz_got_panzer3793
    @hanz_got_panzer3793 2 года назад +14

    The Heinkel He 111 is by far one of my favorite ww2 planes

  • @rolfagten857
    @rolfagten857 2 года назад +12

    Lemmy from "Motorhead" once had the song bomber on the album cover (from 1979) and was a Heinkel 111. Yes, we also saw that Stalingrad Heinkel 111 wreck in "Enemy at the Gates" (2001). Great video Johnny!

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  2 года назад +3

      Thanks man! Wish I would have thought to add the Motorhead cover.

    • @BFVK
      @BFVK Год назад

      Great comment ! And for more I learn that Airfix produced a special edition of their He 111 model kit with Motorhead decals ! I wish I build it :-))

    • @AtheistOrphan
      @AtheistOrphan 3 месяца назад

      I thought the EATG aircraft was a Siebel. I’ll have to dig out the DVD and check it again.

  • @Thunderbox247
    @Thunderbox247 2 года назад +6

    2:15 love the Bo Time Gaming reference

  • @holupholup5911
    @holupholup5911 2 года назад +8

    Awesome job. The He-111 is one of my personal favorites. I saw on in the UK. I spent 6 weeks touring it with my family seeing all the sites including Dover, the battle of Britain museum, the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Bovington and the RAF Museum.
    Anyone that likes militaria a show in Los Angeles is scheduled for June 17-18!

  • @bongodrumzz
    @bongodrumzz 2 года назад +20

    Well you came up with a good subject Johnny, and I live in any area that was subjected to repeated air attacks during the second world war by this type and others, my family knew lots about this and it's nice to see and hear you have kept up with this, they would have liked it too. The film footage took some finding and that is always a joy to see your dedication with that, well done, more please.

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  2 года назад +4

      Thank you kindly! Glad you liked it. I grew up in Bath and remember having a memorial in our garden to the victims of the Bath Blitz. Few places that weren't effected in some way.

  • @jinngeechia9715
    @jinngeechia9715 2 года назад +7

    The OST of BoB, 1969 by Ron Goodwin always had me pumping up. His work is also heard in Where Eagles Dare.

  • @j.w.matney8390
    @j.w.matney8390 2 года назад +5

    I went to the RAF museum outside of London and there was a HE111 in excellent condition. Really cool to see it up close.

  • @carlorrman8769
    @carlorrman8769 2 года назад +7

    Always liked the look of the He 111. Good on you, Johnny for including the torpedo bomber role.

  • @Privac
    @Privac 2 года назад +17

    Here’s a suggestion you should make a video on Japanese air craft next
    This was a great video btw keep up the great work :)

  • @bob_the_bomb4508
    @bob_the_bomb4508 3 месяца назад +1

    04:30 thanks for featuring this clip from the Battle of Britain! As an East End kid in the 1960’s I played on this ‘beach’ a few times before it was closed to the public…

  • @Otokichi786
    @Otokichi786 2 года назад +4

    "Pearl Harbor" (2001): A blockbuster that dissed THREE World War II theaters. (The Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbor, and The Doolittle Raid.)

  • @ronaldtartaglia4459
    @ronaldtartaglia4459 Год назад +1

    Why does your channel comfort me so much? I just feel so cozy when watching. 🤔

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  Год назад +1

      Thanks Ronald it means a lot to me to hear that 👍🙏

  • @formulajuan6038
    @formulajuan6038 2 года назад +7

    This was a great video. The first bomber model kit I put together was a Heinkel 111, so this video brought back cherished memories. Thanks!

    • @BenStrutton-qb9rx
      @BenStrutton-qb9rx 3 месяца назад +1

      Could you.see.throu the front glass once.you.finisjed the model as.mine was more glue residue than plastic :)))

    • @formulajuan6038
      @formulajuan6038 3 месяца назад +1

      @@BenStrutton-qb9rx lol yes

  • @shrekgamer4199
    @shrekgamer4199 2 года назад +6

    Wow the he 111 looks badass

  • @BigboiiTone
    @BigboiiTone 2 года назад +4

    4:27 "Messhersmit!"
    "ANKLE!!!"
    "Messhersmit!"
    "No they're not they're ANKLES!"
    Lol.

  • @MDzmitry
    @MDzmitry Год назад +1

    2:08 - I love this editing. Showing WT players goofing around while talking about overconfidence of the real-life Luftwaffe

  • @1014kerry
    @1014kerry 2 года назад +1

    fell in love with the Heinkel 111 when i saw THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN IN 1969. Then look around for a model kit, and found the LINDBERG 1/64 SCALE KIT.
    Had a lot of fun building those!

  • @BHuang92
    @BHuang92 2 года назад +16

    Fun Fact:
    The Bomber B project was meant to replace the He 111 for a much heavier bomber aircraft. However, due to the failures of the aircrafts supposed to replace it meant that the He 111 continued to be Germany's main bomber aircraft. Thankfully, Germany never made a heavy bomber aircraft equivalent to the American B-17 and British Lancaster bombers.

    • @NOOBSLAYER-cw3gd
      @NOOBSLAYER-cw3gd 2 года назад +4

      they made the Heinkel 177 but it was very unreliable and wasn't used much in combat

    • @blackmark7165
      @blackmark7165 2 года назад

      I think the main failure is caused by development of Junker Jumo 222 engine which some books claimed that the engine was "Developed to death"

  • @billyponsonby
    @billyponsonby 2 года назад +2

    RAF museum Hendon, London has a late war fallschirmjäger version on display. I feel like I’ve known this aircraft since I was a kid but I only learnt today abt the Z and V1 carrying versions. Excellent!

  • @salvagedb2470
    @salvagedb2470 Год назад +3

    The " Battle of Britain " Casa 111's even with their bulging Merlin intakes still look the part , my favourite all time Aircraft film which got me into Models long time ago.

  • @fortis3686
    @fortis3686 Год назад +4

    6:32
    That and the only other German fighter, the BF-110 Destroyer was a twin engine heavy fighter. It had range on par with that of the 111, and had good firepower, but it lacked maneuverability to dogfight Spitfires and Hurricanes

  • @andrewcomerford264
    @andrewcomerford264 Год назад +1

    The He 111 was intended both as a bomber, and as an airliner (V1 and V3 were bombers, V2 and V4 were transports), while Heinkel kept trying to interest Lufthansa in transport versions as replacements for the He 70, Lufthansa had no use for another gas-guzzler.

  • @garfieldsmith332
    @garfieldsmith332 2 года назад +1

    Great video. Most enjoyable and informative.

  • @kmorris180
    @kmorris180 2 года назад +1

    Always great videos.

  • @cinefreak2307
    @cinefreak2307 2 года назад +3

    - Messerschmits.
    - Heinkels
    - Messerschmits.
    - HEINKELS!
    I love this scene! it's so endeering.

  • @gooraway1
    @gooraway1 2 года назад +2

    Dark Blue World is a favourite of mine and I am glad you managed to fit it in.

  • @maxstonecro1
    @maxstonecro1 Год назад

    I'm glad you include the movie "Into the white". I remember seeing it when I was younger and remember it being a very unique movie. Nice video as always!

  • @loyalpiper
    @loyalpiper 2 года назад +1

    very nice to see you including the turning tide, my gran lives in Troon where it is is set and I often go down there where they filmed the Heinkel scenes neat the South Beach.

  • @Graham-ce2yk
    @Graham-ce2yk 2 года назад +6

    The 1969 Battle of Britain footage got recycled quite a few times in the years that follows, probably the most interesting use was in the TV adaption of 'Piece of Cake' a novel about the early days of WWII that ends with the first of the German raids on London. I've also heard of at least two films using footage from the film converted to 'black-and-white' as substitutes for period newsreel footage.

    • @k.sammokko4218
      @k.sammokko4218 Год назад +1

      The weirdest use was in "Midway" where aircraft turn into 111 just before they blow up.

  • @cameronnewton7053
    @cameronnewton7053 3 месяца назад +1

    God i love Battle or Britian, that music never dails to stir emotion, hope, courage, desperation and sheer bloody grit. Even the opening soundtrack and german theme are perfect.

  • @kylegendreau1801
    @kylegendreau1801 2 года назад +3

    I know there is a car called Brutus that was featured on the old (and best) Top Gear which was built around a Heinkel engine. They also had another car that was built around a spitfire engine that they ended up racing.

  • @Highice007
    @Highice007 2 года назад +8

    Always liked the look of the 111. First saw it in the 90's when I watched Battle Of Britian. Must be fun to fly in War Thunder, and World of Planes.

    • @EnclaveChad
      @EnclaveChad 2 года назад +2

      As a Heinkel pilot in war thunder. I'll say that it's okay, i mean it's a good bomber and the defence armament is decent. Its just that the cockpit is unarmored and the pilot snipes are very inconsistent. Like you'll get snipes 1km+ away or survive even 20mms.

    • @SebHaarfagre
      @SebHaarfagre 2 года назад +1

      @@EnclaveChad It's a fantastic light tactical bomber; it is _very_ maneuverable and can get good loadouts. The problem it suffers is getting safe into and out of the AO
      Defensive armament is light - by game, and by contemprary reality standards; just a single _edit: of them_ 7.62 facing backwards-top, which is where the majority of engagements for you will be.
      Inexperienced pilots chasing you are still easily shot down, though, as the aircraft is durable, and the 7.62 penetrates glass as well as any other gun, or get one of the incendiary rounds into their engine.

    • @metaphyzikal1
      @metaphyzikal1 2 года назад +1

      If you like you can also fly it in il2 Battle of Stalingrad. The detailing and flight models are about the best you can get in a ww2 sim.

    • @armoredspain7053
      @armoredspain7053 Год назад

      There were no He-111s in that film, and in none

    • @Highice007
      @Highice007 Год назад

      @@armoredspain7053 There were. I watched a behind the sceans documentry on the making of the film, which was made in the 1960's. Spain used the He-111's as trainers for their new pilots. The Battle of Britain was not the only movie they were used in, they were also used in the movie Patton.

  • @mbryson2899
    @mbryson2899 2 года назад +1

    Great video. Good catch on "Turning Tide."

  • @Jermster_91
    @Jermster_91 2 года назад +4

    There is a video from a couple of years ago with a pilot of a Spanish Casa 2.111 giving a tour of the plane and he said flying it was really loud and could be hot in the summer because of the glass cockpit.

  • @varovaro1967
    @varovaro1967 2 года назад +2

    Very interesting and complete information

  • @mugsnvicki
    @mugsnvicki 2 года назад +1

    another great video, thanks Johnny!

  • @patricknorton5788
    @patricknorton5788 Год назад +5

    Great video. And thanks for including details about the bombing of Guernica. It was an unprecedented war crime at the time, soon to be exceeded by all sides in WW2. Also, it inspired the only work of art by Picasso that I like. I really don't know why he is so admired.
    In the late 90s, I did get to meet a man who was a member of the Lincoln Brigade (US volunteers who fought against the fascist forces in the Spanish Civil War in 1936-37. Quite an astounding person, one of the very last survivors who participated in that struggle against fascism. Now it goes around again. I hope this generation is up to the challenge.

    • @tomhenry897
      @tomhenry897 Год назад

      He fought with the communist

    • @patricknorton5788
      @patricknorton5788 Год назад +1

      @tomhenry897 I believe he was an anarchist. The Soviets did side with the Republicans and supplied arms etc, but they also murdered a lot of Republican volunteers who would not tow the party line. The NKVD were just as bad as the Fascists.

  • @pat5882
    @pat5882 2 года назад +4

    The Fritz X radio guided bomb was tested using the 111. There is video of the bomb mounted on the 111 under the wing. However, the Dornier Do 217k carried the bomb for attack procedures.

    • @benjaminbuchanan7151
      @benjaminbuchanan7151 2 года назад +3

      Which is curious why we have it on the He 111H-6 but not the Do 217K in War Thunder.

    • @williamzk9083
      @williamzk9083 Год назад +1

      The Do 217K (extended wingspan) could attack from higher altitude than the He 111 which was safer for the bomber. The Do 217K would approach at high speed at 22,000ft or so, aim the bomb normally through the Lofte 7 computing bomb sight and release. Upon release the bomber would make a steep climb with flaps down to 24,000ft thereby slowing down and lining up the bomber with the target. Bomb fall time was probably 35 seconds. The bomb aimer only made corrections in the last 5 seconds or so with a simple on off switch in a joyastick. Like the US with the AZON bomb proportional control was found to add nothing.

  • @MiKeMiDNiTe-77
    @MiKeMiDNiTe-77 2 года назад +2

    Super cool I really enjoyed that. Reminded me as well what a great film that Battle Of Britain 🇬🇧 from 1969 was.

  • @geordiedog1749
    @geordiedog1749 2 года назад +3

    Bugger me! The bloke who is playing Franco is a dead ringer for him!!
    HE 111 had unsynchronised (or was it synchronised?) engines that made them give an undulating hum.
    The scene in BoBrit where theNazi He111 ‘Tomatoes’ tried attacking my hometown across the North Sea and got there arses handed them gives me goosebumps every time I watch it (the bit where the Henkel splats in the drink and the music kicks in). Every time!!
    Nice one Jonny. You should do this for a living:)

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  2 года назад +1

      BoB was a yearly watch with dad growing up.

    • @fus149hammer5
      @fus149hammer5 2 года назад

      For us brits that excerpt and the music is the ultimate "Gotcha" moment.

  • @stefanebert7171
    @stefanebert7171 2 года назад +1

    This is such a great channel! Many thanks from Hamburg, Germany

  • @americanpatriot2422
    @americanpatriot2422 2 года назад +3

    Outstanding video! One of my favorite German WW2 aircraft.

  • @jamesturner9651
    @jamesturner9651 2 года назад +1

    Great video as always. Such a unique plane

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  2 года назад +1

      James old boy. Glad to see you're still with me.

    • @jamesturner9651
      @jamesturner9651 2 года назад +1

      @@JohnnyJohnsonEsq haha always brother! Liked the ending to this video lol

  • @regard.pduplessis2109
    @regard.pduplessis2109 2 года назад +2

    Another great vedeo. Thanks Johnny

  • @christopherbentley7289
    @christopherbentley7289 2 года назад +1

    A very useful adjunct to the book on the story behind the plane by Heinz Nowarra, that I used to have but was amongst a whole raft of books that went in a house move about three-an-a-half years ago, so thanks a lot for this video. One of the quotes from the book referring to the CASA 2.111 as used in 'The Battle Of Britain' alluded to this strangely familiar and yet not-so-familiar aircraft at an air museum. There was always a strange irony in a juxtaposition of the aircraft type that partially influenced the He 111, the He 70 with a Spitfire in a pair of photos in the book - the He 111's nemesis, if it weren't for the Hurricane!
    As a fellow medium bomber that was also used as a torpedo bomber - and thanks for making reference to the He 111's role as such - I'd love to see an 'In The Movies' video on the Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79.

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  2 года назад +1

      okay, Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79, I'll add it to my list and see what I can do :)

    • @christopherbentley7289
      @christopherbentley7289 2 года назад +1

      @@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Thanks for the incredibly prompt reply. I'll look forward to that video on the 'Terrific Trimotor', which I've just coined as an expression for the S.M. 79, if one appears!

  • @PanzerLehr88
    @PanzerLehr88 2 года назад +1

    GREAT VIDEO 👌👍

  • @josefabiandelacruz3434
    @josefabiandelacruz3434 Год назад +2

    Excelente 👌 documental!!! Saludos desde Argentina!!!!

  • @Kokuyous3ki
    @Kokuyous3ki Год назад +1

    He had some of the most beautiful aircraft ever manufactured.

  • @tootired76
    @tootired76 2 года назад +1

    Cool video. I recently purchased a 1/32 scale Revell model He 111. Can't wait to start constructing it!!

  • @fredlandry6170
    @fredlandry6170 2 года назад +3

    I’m not a big bomber fan I like WW2 and Cold War fighters, but I do like the design of the He111.

  • @PW.6060
    @PW.6060 2 года назад +2

    One of my favorite planes. Love it.

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  2 года назад +2

      Thanks for the positive waves man

    • @PW.6060
      @PW.6060 2 года назад +1

      @@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Woof Woof! (That was my other dog impression)

  • @ponz-
    @ponz- 2 года назад +1

    Love your channel for a few reasons but I love to get movie titles I haven’t seen or even heard of!!

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  2 года назад

      Thanks man! I use some good ones and a few bad ones lol but hopefully you'll enjoy a few new ones.

  • @actualcreaturegaming4663
    @actualcreaturegaming4663 Месяц назад +1

    i love flying it in IL-2

  • @user-id2sm7yz5u
    @user-id2sm7yz5u 11 месяцев назад

    Thank u Johnny!

  • @davvvvo
    @davvvvo 2 года назад +1

    7:43 as the Casa's in this sequence were performing strafing runs I'm guessing that they are stand-ins for either the BF-110 or JU-88.

  • @geordiedog1749
    @geordiedog1749 2 года назад +2

    During operation Pedestal, Vics Fulmars attacked a group of HE111 TPS from Fleigerkorp X. They had the upgraded armour you mentioned. The Fullies had been fitted with .50s as an experiment (and ‘cos the .303s where like hens teeth at the time) but they’d misbehaved in artic conditions and were removed. Consequently, the Fulmars (and Sea Hurricanes) had to engage the He111s at point blank and near suicidal range to defeat the new armour plating. There was probably some Polish fighter pilot at the time shaking his head saying “we’ve been doing it that way since 1939 but you guys crack on!”
    Most Fulmar losses were consequently to return fire from bombers.
    If you can do a video on the Fulmar, JJ, then I’ll buy you a pint! I think there’s a training film from 1943……. And that’s it. Shame. Great planes.

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  2 года назад

      I like a challenge. I'll add it to my list but I'll hold you to that pint.

    • @geordiedog1749
      @geordiedog1749 2 года назад

      @@JohnnyJohnsonEsq Well, if you ever fancy a trip to the Smoke I’d gladly buy you a pint.

  • @ronaldtartaglia4459
    @ronaldtartaglia4459 Год назад +1

    Brother, where do you find all these movies????? incredible.
    GOD I LOVE THIS CHANNEL!!!!!

  • @kennethrouse7942
    @kennethrouse7942 2 года назад +3

    Thanks again, Johnny. I'm going to have to keep a pad and pencil handy to jot down titles of the films I haven't yet seen! 👍😉

  • @richardknott2021
    @richardknott2021 Месяц назад +1

    I don’t like what it was designed for but love it as a plane..

  • @that_tired_fox3885
    @that_tired_fox3885 Год назад +3

    The Battle of Britain is such a fun movie to watch, one of my favorite ww2 movies

    • @FlippedMercedesW12
      @FlippedMercedesW12 Год назад +2

      Your favourite movie aswell,i have watched it an amount of times that is unhealthy.

    • @that_tired_fox3885
      @that_tired_fox3885 Год назад +1

      @@FlippedMercedesW12 lol nice

  • @micarri
    @micarri 2 месяца назад

    I was born in 1960 and I still remember to see them stationated, circa 1970-71, in Gando's Spain Air Force Base, in the south of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands).

  • @ppl6660
    @ppl6660 3 месяца назад +1

    izetta the last witch is really good at first i thought the tone would be out of place but i really turned to liking it

  • @BS-561
    @BS-561 Год назад +1

    Lmao everyone gangster until the HE111 is flying above your flat and you ain’t even got a bofers in the yard 😂😂

  • @kylegendreau1801
    @kylegendreau1801 2 года назад +1

    YESSSSSSSS! Thank you Johnny!!!

  • @richardmiranda640
    @richardmiranda640 2 года назад +1

    Pretty good, thank you sir.

  • @leecrt967
    @leecrt967 2 года назад +1

    Good compilation. I was waiting for the scene where Patton is shooting back at a 111 with a pustol.

  • @sadrecliner7201
    @sadrecliner7201 2 года назад +2

    I like the heinkel, it looks cool

  • @fleetadmiralchompa
    @fleetadmiralchompa Год назад +2

    It's a very sleek looking plane to be sure.

  • @djolley61
    @djolley61 2 года назад +2

    The King's Choice is an excellent movie. The sinking of the Blucher at the beginning of the movie is a great scene.

  • @mabbrey
    @mabbrey 2 года назад +1

    nice stuff

  • @paintnamer6403
    @paintnamer6403 2 года назад +1

    The music video "Spitfire" by the band Public Service Broadcasting features He 111 bombers.

  • @villeandersson2632
    @villeandersson2632 Год назад +1

    2:46. That's the funniest line I think you've ever spoken.

  • @RuslanSalyakhov
    @RuslanSalyakhov 9 месяцев назад +1

    You missed the most incredible story about a Soviet fighter pilot Devyataev (Movie "Escape from Hell", 2021). He managed to steal He 111 from a Nazi camp and fly away with 9 other prisoners. Mikhail Petrovich is a real Hero.

  • @brothercaptainwarhammer
    @brothercaptainwarhammer 2 года назад +1

    Huh... Always wondered what those Twin Engine Aircraft Were back in my Younger Days, watching those Classics... And I Never even Bother Searching it afterwards, even when my Curiosity about is still Active, but now... This Video has Cleared me of my Question, a Question thats been on my Mind for Years... I Honestly dont know why I didn't search these up... But Hey At least my Questions are now Answered, thanks to you Johnny!
    Excellent Job! Very Informative as Always!
    Keep up the Great work, my Friend!

    • @JohnnyJohnsonEsq
      @JohnnyJohnsonEsq  2 года назад +1

      Thanks brother glad I could help out!

    • @brothercaptainwarhammer
      @brothercaptainwarhammer 2 года назад

      @@JohnnyJohnsonEsq No, thank you! my friend! You're more than just that!
      Keep it Up!

  • @1bert719
    @1bert719 2 года назад +2

    Rather randomly a heinkel appears in the 1970's "Battle of midway" during a montage of stock footage. It's clearly a Casa from the battle of Britain movie used incorrectly in the edit.

  • @panzerivausfg4062
    @panzerivausfg4062 2 года назад +2

    One my favourite WWII aircraft together with the Spitfire and some more. I think it was called The Wolf in Sheep's Clothes because of it's robust nature

  • @markfoley8582
    @markfoley8582 2 года назад +1

    Just as an interesting point, The Bomber on Motorhead's "BOMBER" album is a Heinkel 111 compleat with what looks like Merlins

  • @natejones902
    @natejones902 Год назад

    I had a chance to get in one from the Confederate Airforce back in 1999. My impressions is it is very cramped inside. This one you enter through the right side. The classic door underneth was closed off. They had a gun in the upper mount and 2 on either side. The cockpit was blocked off but you could look inside. They added a second set of controls. The cockpit was hot, it was August but all the glass gave it a green house effect. Talking to the guys that flew her she was bit a user friendly plane. Very loud and hot with the green house effect. Unfortunately she crashed in 2003.

  • @youraveragemiddleschooler9047
    @youraveragemiddleschooler9047 2 года назад +1

    Was about to fall asleep before I noticed this banger dropped

  • @adad-nerari4117
    @adad-nerari4117 Год назад +1

    I saw yesterday an He 111 in the movie "Jane and the lost city" on RUclips.

  • @Code1EmergencyResponses
    @Code1EmergencyResponses 2 года назад +2

    The large glass windshield is good....until it meets bullet

  • @AmericanKiaser35
    @AmericanKiaser35 2 года назад +4

    I lost it when I saw Bo time gaming

  • @miguelmachadomartin5204
    @miguelmachadomartin5204 Год назад +1

    Los de la película son CASA fabricados bajo licencia en España. Los motores son Rolss Merlín. Si os fijáis llevan los tubos de escape arriba

  • @HamanKarn567
    @HamanKarn567 2 года назад +1

    I always liked the design.

  • @mccoyaviation1002
    @mccoyaviation1002 2 года назад +1

    I love the sciences this was in Dunkirk

  • @tonymerritt7141
    @tonymerritt7141 2 года назад +2

    I have always remembered the scene from Battle of Britain with the two boys arguing, Messerschmitt……Heinkel. I wanted the one boy to say “See it IS Heinkels, you twit!”