CASA 2.111

CASA 2.111
CASA 2.111B
General information
TypeMedium bomber
ManufacturerCASA
Primary userSpanish Air Force
Number built236
History
Manufactured1945–1956[1]
First flight23 May 1945
Retired1973
Developed fromHeinkel He 111

The CASA 2.111 was a medium bomber derived from the Heinkel He 111 and produced in Spain under licence by Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). The 2.111 models differed significantly in details from Heinkel's wartime He 111H design while using essentially the same airframe in appearance, featuring heavier armament and eventually Rolls-Royce Merlin engines.[2]

  1. ^ "He 111." Deutsches Museum. Retrieved: 13 January 2007.
  2. ^ "Heinkel He 111."[permanent dead link] EADS N.V. Retrieved: 17 January 2007.