Need help identifying pilot of 1940 Bf110 from 8./ZG76 with 7 victories

[John Vasco]

Originally Posted by Evgeny Velichko

Jim: 2083 was C-2, not C-4.

Evgeny,

If I may explain.
The C-2 had the MG-FF 20 mm Kanonen fitted.
The C-4 had the MG-FF/M 20 mm Kanonen fitted.
The Petrick/Mankau table of W. Nr. in their book is taken from factory lists.
During the Battle of Britain, many 'C' variants were recorded in the loss/damage lists at unit level as 'C-4', but a check of the Petrick/Mankau list gives them as 'C-2'.
It is my view that during the production run of the C-2 (for which the factory held the paper records), the MG-FF/M became available, and so the MG-FF/M were fitted, and they were shipped out as 'C-4's.

Hence, the W. Nr. in the original records for 2083 shows 'C-2', but the damage report Jim has quoted shows 'C-4'.