Bf-110G-2/R1 Users and Photos?

[Scott Taylor]

Hello:

I'm trying to pin down which units were equipped with the Bf-110G-2/R1, as well as any wartime photos of these aircraft. They seem fairly thin on the ground, unfortunately. I'm planning to build a 1/48 scale model of one of these aircraft and would like to be on firm ground with what I'm doing. This may be serious wishful thinking as well, but does anybody have any cockpit shots of these aircraft? From what I can tell, the second crew member fed the gun through a hole in the floor, but while I know what the ammo rack looks like, I am in the dark as far as what that area of the cockpit looks like. Finally, did these aircraft have their rear guns removed? One photo in Bunrin's Famous Aircraft of the World 41 shows a pair of these aircraft in flight, and no rear gun (or gunner, for that matter) is present.

Thanks in advance,

Scott Taylor
IPMS London (Canada)
http://ipmslondon.tripod.com

P.S. For what it's worth, this is my first post here. Please be gentle!

[Stefan Vetteriek]

Hello, Scott,

there is a photo of the 2. crew member's position reproduced from a manual on p. 220 in

MANKAU, H., PETRICK, P. (2001): Messerschmitt Bf 110, Me 210, Me 410. Aviatic Verlag. Oberhaching.

On p. 218 there is an overview drawing of the gun installation. This may however also be found in other Bf 110 sources.

HTH

Stefan

[George Hopp]

Although the G-2/R1 installation was never very successful, either in the anti-tank role for which it was initially designed or in the anti-bomber role it ended up in, in August 1943 the RLM decreed that 43 110G-3s and 107 110 G-2s were to be converted to G-2/R1 configuration. It is uncertain as to how many a/c were modified under this order, but it is known that a small number were used by ZG 76 during the early months of 1944--sorry but I don't have any specific coding or W.Nr.. Although the a/c initially used the small rudder, at least one photo shows the use of the large rudder.

The rear gun installation was retained.