Luftwaffe pilots and officers gathering together, possibly after the successful mission. In the middle is bomber ace Hanns Heise, who received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 3 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the IV.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 76. In the background is a Heinkel He 111. Perhaps the best-recognised German bomber of World War II due to the distinctive, extensively glazed "greenhouse" nose of the later versions, the Heinkel He 111 was the most numerous Luftwaffe bomber during the early stages of the war. It fared well until it met serious fighter opposition during the Battle of Britain, when its defensive armament was found to be inadequate. As the war progressed, the He 111 was used in a wide variety of roles on every front in the European theatre. It was used as a strategic bomber during the Battle of Britain, a torpedo bomber in the Atlantic and Arctic, and a medium bomber and a transport aircraft on the Western, Eastern, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and North African Front theatres.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_111
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