Bf 110 photos

[Marc-André Haldimann]

And here another nice one:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Flugzeug-Staffela...#ht_500wt_1154
Bf 110, 2./Erpr.Gr. 210

http://cgi.ebay.de/Foto-Luftwaffe-I-...#ht_500wt_1154
Bf 110, I./ZG 76, Hptm. G. Reinecke, April 1940

Cheers
Marc

[Evgeny Velichko]

Its not 2./Erpr.Gr. 210. It is Bf110E-2, 3./SKG210, S9+HL. I would say, that is is somewhere in USSR in summer 1941.

[Peter Kassak]

Originally Posted by John Vasco

Marc,

That silhouette appears on several photos of early Bf 110s. Fernando and I have never been able to work out why it was applied to the engine cowling of some machines. It may have been some kind of in-flight distance indicator for formation flying. Other than that, I haven't a clue.

Dunno if you noticed, but the silouhette is visible also on one LG 1 plane photo in one of Meyer/Stipdonk books...

[ChrisS]

Originally Posted by John Vasco

Marc,

That silhouette appears on several photos of early Bf 110s. Fernando and I have never been able to work out why it was applied to the engine cowling of some machines. It may have been some kind of in-flight distance indicator for formation flying. Other than that, I haven't a clue.

From photos it looks like the same size silhouette is on both sides of the cowling. The pilot's side silhouette would be fine, a good size for aiding formation flying, but why have it on the other, outer side? It doesn't make sense to have it also on the opposite side for formation flying because the pilot couldn't see it, so I think the silhouette must have another, as yet, unknown purpose

[Evgeny Velichko]

Wingman could take left or right side behind his leader, under different circumstances. Left turn of formation, right turn.

[John Vasco]

Originally Posted by ChrisS

From photos it looks like the same size silhouette is on both sides of the cowling.

A cowling could be fitted to either port or starboard engine...