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Re: Bf 110 C-6 Erprobungsgruppe 210
By the 15th August 1. Staffel were flying Bf 110 D-0/B fighter-bombers. The reason Beudel/Jordon flew a C-6 on the Croydon raid was because their Bf 110 D-0/B was damaged on the raid against Martlesham Heath in the mid-afternoon of that day, and it was not fit to fly. So, they flew an available C-6 of the Staffel that was at Calais-Marck for the Croydon raid.
'In the recall of one of the participants' is not always the best reference. The person you quote, Karl-Heinz Koch, did not mention 1. Staffel in his numbers, and made no reference to Benedens, because, I preume, he did not hold a staff position within the Gruppe. What is not known is which aircraft Benedens flew. If there were no spare Bf 110s in the Gruppenstab, he would have flown an available one from 1. or 2. Staffeln. Sometimes, the information is simply not there to bring it down to precise details. Bear that in mind for your 'Wespengeschwader in Russia' project. You will not get 100% information, 100% of the time. It's something researchers have to accept, even though it is very frustrating at times.
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