El Heinkel

About this dive site

The Heinkel 111-B is a bomber belonging to the German Luftwaffe, which during the Spanish Civil War collaborated and was part of the Condor Legion (Francoist Air Force) for the implementation of air operations. On January 4, 1938, one of the bloodiest bombardments of the republican forces occurred in Reus. This day marks the only recorded downing, with a fall into the sea, of a He-111. After being hit by artillery from the republican anti-aircraft defense in one of the fuel tanks, the aircraft moved away from the coast with the intention of reaching the coasts of Mallorca. Its trace was lost until the 1980s, when the remains of the aircraft were dragged by the nets of a trawler from 200 meters deep, bringing it to the surface and returnin