GQM/NVM of Bf110G-4, Serial 440135, G9+OT NJG1; loss on 12.12.1944

[gogh]

see this
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...highlight=5672

[Rottler]

Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik

Since they all quote this WNr, is it possible the sub-type could be wrong?
Could there have lingered and old F-2 which for some reason was used? Proficiency training perhaps?
With all other aircraft thus being G-models maybe the compiler just wrote G-4 of old habit?

Cheers
Stig

Hi Stig,

according to Martin W. Bowman "German Night Fighters Versus Bomber Command 1943-1945" on 21 Feb 1945 Fhr Apel flew no Bf 110 G-4.
A quote from this book about the operations on 21/22 February: …Two 2nd TAF Mosquito crews claimed two more victims. East of Störmede airfield Squadron Leader Don A. MacFayden DFC on 406 'Lynx' Squadron RCAF in NF.XXX NT 325 destroyed a Bf 110 D of 9./NJG 1. Fähnrich Hans Apel and his funker, Unteroffizier Walter Trenck were killed ….

Regards
Leo

[Stig Jarlevik]

Sounds like a good alternative to me Norbert.

WNr 5671went to NJG 1 so why not 5672?

Cheers
Stig

PS: Thanks everyone else. A drawback with the "answer notification system" is that I just get
notified once, so I missed the other answers until now.
Leo
Bowman is good at writing plenty of books. His contents is however debatable....
Flying an even older Bf 110 D in 1945 sounds even more strange than a Bf 110 F