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Old 22nd May 2023, 10:44
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Messerschmitt 110C-2 CF+NK W.Nr.3070

Hi looking to clarify any unit service or loss detail for W.Nr.3070.
I have a poor scan from a number of years ago from an EBay sale showing this a/c coded with a white D after the Balkenkreuz and a note indicating it being from 1/ZG76 probably at Jever winter 1939-40. Could this be one of Lt.Helmut Lent's a/c?
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Old 22nd May 2023, 11:07
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Re: Messerschmitt 110C-2 CF+NK W.Nr.3070

I have a number of photos of a number of different M8+DHs flown by Lent. Trouble is his logbook doesn't list Wk Nr
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Old 22nd May 2023, 11:25
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Re: Messerschmitt 110C-2 CF+NK W.Nr.3070

Hi Chris thanks for your message.
I've just got Helmut Lent's flugbuch and along with others from ZG76 I'm updating my records. I came across this scan and thought I'd try and clarify the unit as it doesn't show the units designated M8 code letters.

I have at least two M8+DH coded a/c ,one being Me110D-O W.Nr 3168 probably flown on 15.8.40 to the North East of England.
Your quite right that Lent didn't record W.Nr's in the flugbuch.

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Old 22nd May 2023, 11:34
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Re: Messerschmitt 110C-2 CF+NK W.Nr.3070

He was flying +DH when he crash-landed on 9 Sep 39 and 9 Apr 40. 3155 was +CH not +DH. If you want more on I./ZG 76, I have quite a bit including photos albums and am in touch with Lent's daughter
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Re: Messerschmitt 110C-2 CF+NK W.Nr.3070

Thank you Chris , from memory I mixed up Ul Kettlings a/c lost that day but I have edited that post!
I'd be very interested in anything related to ZG76 for 1939-40.
From previous correspondence with you I understand you don't have Ul Kettlings flugbuch for this period, was it only training flights you had?
Be curious to know if you have any other flugbuch copies for ZG76.
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I have Kettling's photos, photo albums, medals and even his pilot's watch. Yes, just is pre-Sep 39 FB. The only other logbook I have is Jaeger's. Lent's daughter would love to know where scans of this FB came from as she believed I was the only person she loaned all of his FB! I know that the late Larry Hickey had a copy
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Old 22nd May 2023, 19:46
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Re: Messerschmitt 110C-2 CF+NK W.Nr.3070

Great shame his operational flights in the missing logbook have not survived,
I wonder what happened to that.
I have Hans Jager's flugbuch also Chris.
Lents flugbuch came from a regular contributor and has been a great source of information.
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