Schnaufer's last Bf 110

[Wim]

Originally Posted by SES

Hi Wim,
Thanks a lot, albeit it was a somewhat circular route.
Pitty that the G9+BA legend has found it's way into profiles and decal sheets.
bregds
SES

Yes, I know with regard to the circular route, but my research stems from before 2007 and some of the information is becoming rusty in my mind. I have to look it up each time by now and some facts gets lost then in trying to explain what I mean.
You have a point there about the decal sheets, but there is not much that we can do. This will go on forever I presume.

[SES]

Hi Wim,
Thanks for the most illuminating exchange.
bregds
SES

[Stig Jarlevik]

Wim

Is it known from which aircraft the rudder in private hands come from?

Cheers
Stig

[Wim]

No, the aircrafts number is not known - only that it came from the G9+EF, the aircraft in which he flew from July 1945 until February 1945.
Regards, Wim

[Stig Jarlevik]

Thanks Wim

No I wasn't expecting a WNr to pop up these days so what I ment was if you could confirm the code, which you just did!

Thank you very much!!

Cheers
Stig

[SES]

Originally Posted by Wim

So G9+EF never reached Gütersloh, and Schnaufer kept on flying with the 3C+BA. He did the flights as you can see in the logbook, but this Me had another radar configuration and Schnaufer wanted another aircraft.
So Schnaufer phoned his good friend Jabs and he provided Me 110 G9+DX.Regards, Wim

Hi Wim,
This comment makes me uneasy. G9+DX (later repainted as 3C+BA) was equipped with FuG218, does this mean that the shot up 3C+BA was equipped with FuG220?
bregds
SES

[SES]

Originally Posted by Marcel Hogenhuis

Having a large Bf110 database I am convinced that much of the confusion is caused because parts of the NJG 1 were used as nucleus for other Geschwader. In October 1942 the II./NJG 5 was formed with the experienced 3./NJG 1 as nucleus etc. In all cases you will find Bf110's at these Gruppen with G9 markings weeks after the official births of these Gruppen.
All the best, Marcel

Hi Marcel,
Retaining the old Geschw. code might have been the case and acceptable for a very short while, but not in the long run. Reporting would have become a nightmare, if there were two a/c with the same identity. Further I have a number of photos of all black (i.e. early) Bf110 with the 3C code.
And since Schnaufer had G9+DX repainted, he also was not satisfied with surrendering his mount wth an incorrect code.
bregds
SES

[Wim]

Originally Posted by SES

Hi Wim,
This comment makes me uneasy. G9+DX (later repainted as 3C+BA) was equipped with FuG218, does this mean that the shot up 3C+BA was equipped with FuG220?
bregds
SES

Hi SES, that is one detail of which I have no clue. I only can confirm that Schnaufer wanted another aircraft, with another radar configuration, which turned out to be G9+DX with the FuG218.
Regards, Wim