Oblt ??? of ZG26 Battle of Britain

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Larry Hickey

After the Bf110 ditches, the crew is rescued from the water by a He59 with the codes NE+??, which I believe was a SNFlKdo 3, a/c (out of Bouglogne). The Bf110C does not have a white nose, so this is almost certainly in August of 1940.

Larry, have you thought about tracing the dates through the He 59? I know of two such aircraft with SNFlKdo 3 - NE+TA and NE+TD. I would tend to discount NE+TA as I have photographic evidence showing it in early August still wearing its 3./906 emblem on the nose. It also did not reach the unit until the 12th. If, in the meantime it was repainted and the 8L and emblem were overpainted, there is nothing in the picture of the aircraft to suggest that. There is, however, what appears to be a faint outline of a shield on the nose but this is not in the same shape as that of 3./906....

Unfortunately I don't have any details on the service history of NE+TD. Perhaps 'Seaplanes' would be able to help out on this?