I Illsvikøra i Trondheimsfjorden ligger det tre vrak av den tyske flytypen Heinkel 115 sjøfly i dypet. Dette flyet var en typisk to-motors torpedobomber av middels størrelse som tyskerne produserte som standard både før og under den andre verdenskrig. Det er antatt at disse tre flyene sank under et alliert flyangrep mot Dora i 1943. To av disse vrakene er i dårlig forfatning hvor de hviler på en dybde av tretti til trettiseks meter, mens the mest intakte flyet hviler i en akseptabel tilstand på en dybde av rundt førti meter. Ytterligere rapporter indikerer at det burde være tretten tyske fly til som burde være mulig å finne, men så langt har dykkere ikke sett noen spor av disse. For å nå dette vrakstedet trenger man en båt...

In Illsvikøra in the Trondheimsfjord lies three wrecks of the German airplane type Heinkel 115 seaplanes in the deep. This airplane was a typical two engines torpedobomber of medium size that the Germans produced as standard both before and under the second world war. It is presumed that these three airplanes sank under an allied air assault against Dora in 1943. Two of these wrecks are in a poor condition where they rest at a depth of thirty to thirty-five meters, while the most intact plane rest in an acceptable condition on a depth of approx forty meters. Further reports indicates that there should be thirteen more German airplanes that should be possible to find, but so far divers has not seen any trace of these. To access this wrecksite you need a boat...

 

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Origin: Ernst Heinkel AG, Marienehe
Type: Multirole seaplane
Models: He 115A to E
First Flight: Prototype: October 1936
Service Delivery: He 115A-0: July 1937
Final Delivery: About July 1944

Powerplant:
He 115B-1:
Model: BMW 132N
Type: nine-cylinder radial
Number: Two Horsepower: 865 hp

He 115C-1:
Model: BMW 132K
Type: nine-cylinder radial
Number: Two Horsepower: 970 hp

Dimensions:
Wing span: 22.275m (73 ft. 1 in.)
Length: 17.30m (56 ft. 9.5 in.)
Height: 6.60m (21 ft. 7.75 in.)

Weights:
Empty: 6,690kg (14,748 lbs.)
Maximum: 10,400kg (22,928 lbs.)
Performance: Normal, Loaded
Maximum Speed: 327km/h (203 mph)
Range (With Full Weapons Load):
2,090km (1,300 miles)
Range (With Maximum Fuel):
3,300km (2,050 miles)
Initial climb: N/A
Service Ceiling: N/A

Armament:
Two MG17 7.92mm machine guns, one in the nose and one
rear facing.
Various stores up to 1,420kg including torpedoes,
mines and bombs.

Edited 07.07.2007