Bf 110 Skull and Bones nose marking
 

I posted this earlier today over at LEMB. Peter adviced that perhaps John Vasco over here could have an answer:

Bf 110 Skull and bones nose marking, allegedly used by III./ZG76, which I found at eBay:

http://www.resultado5.de/ebay/userdaten/a/..._14_10/1XXL.jpg


Not very common with photos of this emblem/marking, I understand. Pictures of Bf 110 aircraft with this marking seem to come mainly from 1/ErZgr based at Vaerlöse in Denmark. I found some pictures in:

"Luftwaffe im Focus Ed.4/2004", page 22-23 - here is a photo No 27 which seems to show this very same aircraft from starboard front side.

"Die Deutsche Luftwaffe. Eine Bilddokumentation der Luftwaffe von 1935-1945, Zerstörer und Nachtjagdverbände Teil 1" by Meyer and Stipdonk, page 13.

"Jet & Prop Archive No.4", photo 69 - very small part of aircraft seen in the background.

According to Luftwaffe im Focus the first picture with this marking was published in 1976 and Karl Ries’ book “Photo Collection Luftwaffe Emblem 1935-1945”.

1. Does any one know of other photos? None of the published so far seems to show unit codes or other markings.

2. What evidence confirms that this marking was initially used by III./ZG76?

Br
Goran

Re: Bf 110 Skull and Bones nose marking
 

if you look close the white under nose seems to be like a ghost mask. like the film scream.
maybe a personel plane.
Gary

Re: Bf 110 Skull and Bones nose marking
 

It belonged to ErgZGr. at Vaerlöse. One of the photoes shows it in the danish built hangar at Vaerlöse/DK.

Junker

Re: Bf 110 Skull and Bones nose marking
 

I bought that photo, Göran. When it arrives I will check if there is anything written on its verso.

Re: Bf 110 Skull and Bones nose marking
 

Thanks Denés!
Any idea about the emblem's alleged relation to III./ZG76?
Br
Göran

Ps Just finished reading your book "From Barbarossa to Odessa Vol 1." today. Lots of stuff to digest! Thanks!

Re: Bf 110 Skull and Bones nose marking
 

Another picture:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/attach...1&d=1193661061
http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eplanepi...noseartIIIZG76

Re: Bf 110 Skull and Bones nose marking
 

Thanks "Modeldad",
This is one of photos published in "Luftwaffe im Focus" No.4 as Photo 26 on page 22.
Another companion photo to the one I posted, and which is now in posession of Mr. Berna'd, is published as Photo 27, probably showing the very same aircraft I posted the picture of which is apparently undergoing an engine change in a hangar.
Cheers
Goran

Re: Bf 110 Skull and Bones nose marking
 

thanks for share of photo.
Gary

Re: Bf 110 Skull and Bones nose marking
 

Interesting that the picture was in LiF #4, as I don't have that issue. IIRC, it was the result of one of Ed West's great finds. Now I know who won that auction.

Re: Bf 110 Skull and Bones nose marking
 

Not so strange Steven, as many of the photos on eBay have already been published and several also in German language publications. Some still fetch high prices, the buyers perhaps believing they have found a unique photo.

It is a very nice picture though!

Cheers/Goran