Me210c Tunisia

[RT]

What to think about the loss of a ME210C from ZG1, 2N+HT where the pilot nd w/t fate is unknown but a mysteriös passenger defected following the crash to allied lines... 7.april 43

rémi

[Andy Mitchell]

Remi,

had a look in Petrick and stocker's "Illustrated Production History" and found the following:-

Wk Nr 2102325 2N+HT (GF+CE) Me 210A-1 12 Mar 1943 90% damage Gerbini

Wk Nr 2102299 +HT (BN+CX - 26.2.43) Me 210A-1 1943 9./ZG 1 Found in the Autumn at Gerbini

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Wk Nr 8173 2N+HT Me 210C-1 12-19 JUne 1943 III./ZG1 - 10% damage crashed at Gerbini. Also September 1943 "Found in the Autumn belly landing" (suggests it was still at gerbini after Allied liberation.

There is also an entry for :-

Wk Nr 1052 of III/ZG1 Me 210 (unidentified sub type) 17 Apr 1943 35% damage Tunisia.

Both aircraft are recorded as long fusalage 210s produced at Me Augsburg from short fusalage Me 210s originally produced by Luther Werke Braunschweig.

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Hope thatthe above is of some use

[RT]

Many thks Andy,

The info came from AI/K report N.178A, seems that interrogators hv been fooled, report mentionned also an Uffz Eggers karl, nd Ge Schmitz, did they be members of ZG1 ???

Remi