White or Yellow noses on II./ZG 76 a/c during Sept-Oct 1940?

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

There is incontrovertible evidence that the various Gruppen in ZG2 and 26 used white or yellow noses on their aircraft during the Sept./Oct 1940 period of the Battle of Britain. There are a few photos of II./ZG76 Bf110s with white or yellow gun bays on the top of the nose, some reported to be from the BoB period. It is known that the unit use white or yellow nose gun bays at times after the BoB, so the known instances are not absolutely conclusive. However, I've never seen a datable II./ZG76 Bf110 with this marking during the BoB, ie. an identified crash or crash landing on either side of the channel displaying this marking. There are at least 2 known II./ZG76 FL during the BoB, believed to be in early Sept. on French beaches (one probably Jabs of 6 Staffel), neither of these display yellow or white markings on the nose. Does anyone have photographic proof that II./ZG76 did carry the yellow or white nose gun bays during the BoB? It is logical that they would do so, as most of the other ZG units are known to have yellow or white noses. Can anybody resolve this?

Regards,