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Re: FAA total
Hello
the Bf 110 was 110 E-2 WNr. 4394, LN+DR, I./JG 77 (this is the unit designation given by Valtonen, Manninen in his article on the attack in Suomen Ilmailuhistoriallinen Lehti 2/2012 gives it as Z./JG 77, might also be 1.(Z.)/JG 77, the designations of the fighter and zerstörer units up north were in constant fluctuation in 1941 so it is difficult to give a firm answer without spending time to check various sources). The crew Lt. Karl-Friedrich Schlossstein and his gunner Gefr Heinz Gutsche were rescued onto the artillery training ship (Artillerieschulschiff) Bremse. And as I wrote earlier, according to the crew the Bf 110 was shot down by an Albacore rear gunner whose fire hit the both engines igniting them.
Juha
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