I spotted the fighter flaw from my title almost instantly after I posted...and I knew you would spot the error ;-) Yes, the He111 was a bomber.

Not only was the title flawed but this plane that crashed was actually never in Nazi hands either and was manufactured by the Spanish, and was a Spanish version licensed by the Germans. The history of the plane is mentioned following links from the Commemorative Air Force site.

This was the actual plane that crashed.

Even more errors appeared when I found out it was a school bus washing facility and not a school bus full of children which the plane plowed into.

Oh well. Scratch the hidden evil angle and it ends up another tragedy of old machinery failing or pilot error. However, the description of the crash sounds more like an engine stalling by mechanical failure rather than by something the pilot did.

This site has some very nice recent photos (April 2003) of the plane. It looks to be in good repair. The human tragedy is of course unsurpassable, but losing such a rare plane is a major loss in its own right.

Thanks for pointing out the errors. The fighter vs. bomber one was certainly not a nit-pick but a major disparity.

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