Editing Heinkel He 111 (section)

==Production==

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-774-0011-34, Produktion von Flugzeug Heinkel He 111 P-4.jpg|thumb|left|He 111 production in 1939]]
To meet demand for numbers, Heinkel constructed a factory at Oranienburg. On 4 May 1936, construction began, and exactly one year later the first He 111 rolled off the production line.<ref name="Nowarra 1980, p. 63.">{{harvnb|Nowarra|1980|p=63}}</ref> The Ministry of Aviation Luftwaffe administration office suggested that Ernst Heinkel lend his name to the factory. The "Ernst Heinkel GmbH" was established with a share capital of {{Reichsmark|5,000,000|link=yes}}. Heinkel was given a {{Reichsmark|150,000}} share.<ref name="Nowarra 1980, p. 63."/> The factory itself was built by, and belonged to, the German state.<ref name="Nowarra 1980, p. 63."/> From this production plant, 452 He 111s and 69 Junkers Ju 88s were built in the first year of the war.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 74.">{{harvnb|Regnat|2004|p=74}}</ref> German production for the Luftwaffe amounted to 808 He 111s by September 1939.<ref name="Nowarra 1980, p. 231.">{{harvnb|Nowarra|1980|p=231}}</ref> According to Heinkel's memoirs, a further 452 were built in 1939, giving a total of 1,260.<ref name="Nowarra 1980, p. 231."/> "1940s production suffered extreme losses during the Battle of Britain, with 756 bombers lost".<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 74."/>

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-774-0013-06, Produktion von Heinkel He 111.jpg|thumb|An He 111 in the preliminary stage of wing installation]]
The He 111's rival – the Ju 88 – had increased production to 1,816 aircraft, some 26 times the number from the previous year.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 74."/> Losses were also considerable the previous year over the Balkans and Eastern Fronts. To compensate, He 111 production was increased to 950 in 1941.<ref name="Nowarra 1980, p. 231."/> In 1942, this increased further to 1,337 He 111s.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 74."/><ref name="Nowarra 1980, p. 231."/> The Ju 88 production figures were even higher still, exceeding 3,000 in 1942, of which 2,270 were bomber variants.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 74."/> In 1943, He 111 increased to 1,405 aircraft.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 74."/><ref name="Nowarra 1980, p. 231."/> The Ju 88 still outnumbered it in production as its figures reached 2,160 for 1943.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 74."/> The Allied bomber offensives in 1944 and in particular [[Big Week]] failed to stop or damage production at Heinkel. Up until the last quarter of 1944, 756 Heinkel He 111s had been built, while Junkers produced 3,013 Ju 88s, of which 600 were bomber versions.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 74."/><ref name="Nowarra 1980, p. 231."/> During 1939–1944, a total of 5,656 Heinkel He 111s were built compared to 9,122 Ju 88s.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 74."/> As the Luftwaffe was on the strategic defensive, bomber production and that of the He 111 was suspended. Production in September 1944, the last production month for the He 111, included 118 bombers.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 77.">{{harvnb|Regnat|2004|p=77}}</ref> Of these 21 [[Junkers Ju 87]]s, 74 [[Junkers Ju 188]]s, 3 [[Junkers Ju 388]]s and 18 [[Arado Ar 234]]s were built.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 77."/> Of the Heinkel variants, zero [[Heinkel He 177]]s were produced and just two Heinkel He 111s were built.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 77."/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Quarterly production 1942–1944<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 77."/>
|-
! Year !! colspan="4" | 1942 !! colspan="4" | 1943 !! colspan="4" | 1944
|-
!Quarter !! style="width:3em" | Q1 !! style="width:3em" | Q2 !! style="width:3em" | Q3 !! style="width:3em" | Q4 !! style="width:3em" | Q1 !! style="width:3em" | Q2 !! style="width:3em" | Q3 !! style="width:3em" | Q4 !! style="width:3em" | Q1 !! style="width:3em" | Q2 !! style="width:3em" | Q3 !! style="width:3em" | Q4
|-
! Number Produced
| 301 || 350  || 356 || 330 || 462 || 340 || 302 || 301 || 313 || 317 || 126 || 0
|}<!--
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 9pt; text-align:center"
! Quarter !! Year !! Number produced
|-
| First || 1942 || 301
|-
| Second || 1942 || 350
|-
| Third || 1942 || 356
|-
| Fourth || 1942 || 330
|-
| First || 1943 || 462
|-
| Second || 1943 || 340
|-
| Third || 1943 || 302
|-
| Fourth || 1943 || 301
|-
| First || 1944 || 313
|-
| Second || 1944 || 317
|-
| Third || 1944 || 126
|-
| Fourth || 1944 || 0
|}
-->

===Exports===
In 1937, 24 He 111&nbsp;F-1s were bought by the [[Turkish Air Force]]. The Turks also ordered four He 111&nbsp;G-5s.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 77."/> China also ordered 12 He 111&nbsp;A-0s, but at a cost 400,000 ''[[German Reichsmark|Reichsmark]]'' (RM).<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 77."/> The aircraft were crated up and transported by sea. According to other sources, China got only six He 111 K (export version of He 111 A), delivered in 1936.{{sfn|Andersson|2008|p=270}} At the end of the Spanish Civil War, the [[Spanish Air Force]] acquired 59 He 111 "survivors" and a further six He 111s in 1941–1943.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 77."/> Bulgaria was given one He 111&nbsp;H-6, Romania received 10 E-3s, 32 H-3s and 10 H-6s.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 77."/> Two H-10s and three H-16s were given to Slovakia, Hungary was given three He 111Bs and 12–13 He 111s by 6 May 1941.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 77."/> A further 80 P-1s were ordered but only 13 arrived.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 77."/> Towards the end of 1944, 12 He 111 Hs were delivered. The Japanese were due to receive 44 He 111Fs but in 1938 the agreement was cancelled.<ref name="Regnat 2004, p. 77."/>