Thank you so much Marcel!
If Gildners unit at the time was exclusively equipped with C and D models it would mean BF-110E-1 werk.nr 4384 with the same fuselage code (G9-HM) (of which a few pic's exist of roughly a year later as it was flown and apparently ditched by Wilhelm Herget during Donnerkeil), is a different machine altogether with the same registration.
Fairly confusing to me (not being an experienced researcher inas far as unit history/names etc. is concerned
) as the unit name is the same (not taking into account renaming/reorganisation (I think) of Gildners unit, of which I learned later on) So, I kind of figured since Gildner also went on to fly Do-17/Do-215 A/C for a while his 110 might possibly have soldiered on with a different pilot (being Herget) or something.
Did you manage to derive this from more clear pictures of Gildners machine? (does it also mention a werk.nr of sorts?, as the night-time close-ups which are said to be of Gildners machine in spring '41, I mentioned in my start post show no such details whatsoever) If indeed there are more clear pictures of Gildners machine, I'd be very interested in obtaining these pictures. Same goes for a picture of Gildner in/with a Spanner-Anglage equiped 110.
If it helps, from what I know of the technical side of the D-2/D-3 subtypes, it is to be recognized by provisions for drop-tanks (either 900L or 300L under the wings, with 300L being only for the D-2 and either 900L or 300L for D-3) and an ETC500 rack in the centre. The C sub-type would probably only have the ETC500 rack in the centre.
Hope I dont bother you too much
Thanks in advance
Jelmer