Bf110 - photo

[KrisJG3]

https://i.redd.it/q1rct48v4fb21.jpg

Messerschmitt Bf. 110G-4 ‘C9 + AK’ of 2/NJG5 sitting half in the river, by the Old Mill and Ale House in St. Dizier, France.

Sombody knows crew this a/c on base archive documents ?
This houses behind Bf110 still exist ? (of coures question to people which live near this place in France)

[Von Alles]

Probably a colorized picture.
Bf 110G-4 5427 Oblt Drunkler Bergen aan Zee (Low Countries) 13 June 1943

[Rottler]

Hello Von Alles,

the Bf 110 G-4 5427 II./NJG 1 was lost on 13 June 1943 near airfield Bergen, damage 80%. Listed in Gen.Qu. loss return 16 June 1943, item 54.

Regards
Leo

[Alain57]

Hello,

Info via Luftwaffe careers site :

DRÜNKLER, Ernst-Georg. (DOB: 08.07.20 in Bernburg/Saale). (R, DKG). 05.42 assigned to II./ZG
2. 11.42 trf to night fighters and assigned to I./NJG 5. 01.06.43 in I./NJG 5, promo to Oblt. 06.43
Oblt., appt acting Staka 2./NJG 5. 12/13.06.43 Oblt., 2./NJG 5 detached to 12./NJG 1. 25.07.43
Oblt., 12./NJG 1. 24.02.44 Oblt., 1./NJG 5. 12/13.07.44 Oblt., 1./NJG 5. 10.43 trf to 13./NJG 5 as a
night fighter instructor. 16.02.44 appt Staka 1./NJG 5 (to 08.05.45). 31.03.44 Oblt., 1./NJG 5.
05.08.44 Oblt., 1./NJG 5. 02.09.44 Oblt., 1./NJG 5. 01.10.44 promo to Hptm. 01.01.45 Oblt.,
awarded DKG, 1./NJG 5. 05/06.03.45 Hptm., 1./NJG 5. 20.03.45 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka
1./NJG 5. 10/11.04.45 Hptm., 1./NJG 5. Credited with 102 combat missions and 47 air victories,
nearly all at night. †12.03.97 in Sottrum

Regards
Alain57

[Fernando Estanislau]

...wonder why did the colorizer chose not to paint the letter A in red.

[Mark Proulx]

Aren't colorized photos great??


Mark Proulx