Hi Timon,
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Originally Posted by TigerTimon
Nevertheless I can't believe the Bf 110 had six victory markings in October 1940 while based at Deelen airfield.
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the Bf 110 of Ehle/Weng had five victory markings in October 1940.
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Originally Posted by TigerTimon
Ehle scored his fifth confirmed victory in February 1941 and there is no unconfirmed victory listed by Dr. Boiten's excellent work in the period between summer 1940 - February 1941.
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Ehle had a total of five unconfirmed victories. The first unconfirmed victory is exactly in the period between summer 1940 - February 1941.
In my possession are two
"Abschusslisten
" of the Stab II./NJG 1:
1. from
"Einsatzleiter
" and
"Major beim Stabe
" Hptm. August Huchel (the list was written in addition to the KTB),
2. from
"Stabsschreiber
" Uffz. Horst Diener.
On both lists Ehle’s third nocturnal victory is given as February 9, 1941, and the sixth on June 30, 1941.
I have a series of pictures from the photo albums of Ofw. Weng and Fw. Frank. The pictures show Ehle and Weng in front of the Bf 110 E-2/4450 with six night-victory markings. The pictures must have been taken in the winter of 1941/42. This can be clearly seen by the vegetation, the clothing of the aircrew and the frozen soil. The pictures could also not have been taken in the winter of 1942/43 because Ehle had 16 nocturnal victories at that time and Weng was transferred to another unit in June 1942.
A picture from this series can be found in the book "Die Deutsche Nachtjagd" by Werner Held and Holger Nauroth, page 31; but wrongly stated as "October 1940". Unfortunately, the rudder with the night-victory markings is not visible on this photo.
The information and pictures mentioned above will be published in my book.
Regards, René