Me110: Ill-used in BoB

[Nick Beale]

I am always surprised at accounts of Bf 110 formations forming defensive circles at the first sign of the RAF. Understandable as that may be if you are Bf 110 crewman and want to live, what is the point of flying all the way to England just to do that? It sounds as if there was some issue of training, morale or doctrine there somewhere.

I would hate to do the maths on its vulnerability to machine-gun armed fighters but I would imagine that it was easier to damage but harder to destroy than a 109 (bigger, less agile target but with a "spare" engine to get you home).