Me110 C W.Nr. 2167 - Any info on this bird?

[harrison987]

Hey guys,

Any info on this specific aircraft?

Me110 C W. Nr. 2167

TIA

Mike

[Chris Goss]

C-4, 3U+CD of Stab III./ZG 26. Damaged in combat 31 Aug 40 and crash-landed at Arques but was repaired

[Matti Salonen]

It was finally destroyed 24 Nov 1942 at Itteville, 10 km südsüdöstlich Brétigny-sur-Orge. Operator was 6./Zerstörerschule 2.

[Peter Cook]

This is what the published loss listings have for the 31 August 1940 Incident:

Mason - 1969 - Battle Over Britain - p. 264
Stab Ill./ZG 26 - Messerschmitt Bf 110C-4 (2167:3U+CD) - Combat Mission - Crashed at Arques after combat with 19 Sqn. Spitfires at A.09.00 hrs. 38% damage. One crew member wounded.

Ramsey/Cornwell - 1980 - BoB Then and Now - p. 613
Stab III/ZG26 - Messerschmitt Bf 110C-4 (2167) - Damaged in fighter combat but returned to crash-land at Argues with one NCO wounded. Aircraft 3U+CD 38% damaged.

Vasco/Cornwell - 1995 - Zerstörer - p. 188
Stab III./ZG 26 - Bf 110 C-4 3U+CD 2167 - 38% damage - Obit. Georg Christi (Gruppe Technical Offizier), Pilot, unhurt; Flgr. Martin Graf, Bf, wounded - Damaged in combat with RAF fighters. Crash-landed at Arques. Thames estuary.

Balss - 2018 - Luftwaffe Losses & Claims - Vol. 3 p. 369
Stab III./ZG 26 - OP - Kanal
Take off St.Omer-Arques - Arques airfield - Crash landing due damaged in combat with enemy fighter
Bf 110 C-4 2167 3U+CD - 38% damage
P Oblt. Georg Christi safe, Bf Flg. Martin Graf WIA

Parry - 2020 - BoB Combat Archive - Vol. 8 p. 1008
Combat A - 08.15 hrs - 09.0 hrs... 31 August 1940 - Stab III/ZG26 - Me110 C-4, Wn. 2167 3U+CD - Landed damaged at Arques 38%. Ff: Georg Christl safe. Bf: Flgr Martin Graf wounded.

Vasco/Cornwell - 2025 - Zerstörer (Revised ed.) - p. 206
Stab III./ZG26 - Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-4 3U+CD W.Nr. 2167 - Returned damaged in combat with fighters over the Thames estuary 8.35 a.m. and crash-landed at Arques. Pilot Oblt. Georg Christi (Gruppe TO) unhurt, Bordfunker Flgr. Martin Graf badly wounded. Aircraft 38% damaged but repairable.

Peter