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Re: GC II/4 two losses on the 10.05.40
Hi fellows!
Regarding BF 110 information on 10 May 1940: I looked around the only book I do have on the subject: ZERSTORER by John Vasco. It says that the vast majority of their missions was air-to-ground attack ( airfields ). The book talk mostly of ZG 1, ZG 76 and ZG 26 actions. It seems however that a machine from .3/ ZG 26 piloted by Fw. Hans Reinamn failed to return from unknown reasons from a combat mission around Rethel, SW of Charleville. ( Flak ? Fighters ? ). The bordfunker, Obgfr. Heinrich Howe became the first Zerstorerverband casualty on the Western Campaign. ( I guess you must know this fact, but I am putting it anyway ). From his researches, it seems that there were no particular combat between French Air Force fighters and BF 110, although he talks a lot about combats with the LVA Dutch Air Force ( specially Fairey Battles, Fiats CR 32 and Fokkers ). Hope to have helped in some way…Certainly quite a mistery those BF 110 records…
Friendly as ever
Adriano Baumgartner
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