Can anyone identify Bf 110, TK+AZ
 

I have been told it could be a Bf 110 C, but not sure about that.
Many thanks!
Hal

Re: Can anyone identify Bf 110, TK+AZ
 

Harold—

The Stammkennzeichen T K + A Z is known to have been assigned to a
Bf 108. This is documented by a photograph sold on eBay some years ago, my date for the image being 10.06.10.

I suspect that your information about T K + A Z being applied to a Bf 110C
may have come from Hölsken, V Missiles of he Third Reich, p. 57, photo (my copy not to hand). My notes, however, say that the aircraft codes are not visible in the photo!!! So—is Hölsken in error here?

I do confess that very uncommonly the same SKZ might be applied to different aircraft, even to different types of aircraft. But, as I say, duplication of codes is a quite uncommon thing, and it's pretty evident to me that this happened (a) after one aircraft was stricken off charge and its SKZ was reused, or (b) the duplication was simply an administrative error.

RA

Re: Can anyone identify Bf 110, TK+AZ
 

RA,
Well, you certainly nailed this one. Thank you! I have a Xerox copy of the Holsken photo but had no reason to doubt his caption. Somewhere, I can't recall where, I have seen another photo of a Bf 110 with an Argus pulsejet. But unlike the Holsken photo, this one has the Argus on the 110's back. I can recall if there was a fuselage code or not. Perhaps it is the same Bf 110? I don't know. Thank you again!
Hal