Seeking photos of a/c flown by Hptm Wilhelm Makrocki Kdr I./ZG26 at time of RK Award 6.10.40

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

As Part of the EOE Research Project I'm trying to locate photos of the Bf110 that would have been flown by Hptm. Wilhelm Makrocki, the Kdr. of I./ZG26 during the latter part of the Battle of Britain, and specifically at or near the time of his RK award on 6.10.40. He probably flew U8+AB, with a day fighter-style double chevron on the nose. I believe that I have a photo of the nose of his 110 earlier in the year, showing a green upper-surfaced Bf110, but my photo doesn't show a/c codes. Another very poor photo has been published of the starboard nose of his Bf110 with a 1940 mottled camouflage and the Gr. Kdr. chevron. However, neither provides any clues as to the appearance of the tail scoreboard for this a/c, which presumably reflected Makrocki's 9 victories in the West, and 9 more on the ground. I would also presume that Makrocki's RK a/c would have carried a white nose at that time, and almost certainly a thin white rear fuselage band, standard on I./ZG26 a/c during the BoB. I know of no unidentified Bf110 scoreboard photos that could or might be from Makrocki's RK period a/c. Can anyone be of help here?

He was killed on the Island of Crete in May, 1941.

Thanx,

[Evgeny Velichko]

Larry

Look Your email, I've sent two photos.

P.S. He was killed when overpassed the explosion of AA Gun ammunition on the "Sywern" ship N of Crete. His a/c was badly damaged by explosion and immediatly crashed into sea, killing crew. I have a description of this actident (probably from british witnesses from ship).

[Larry Hickey]

Zhenya,

Thanks for the photos forwarded to my email. I already knew about the top photo, and, yes, this is probably the nose of Makrocki's aircraft described in my post. The other may show the same a/c or another one in the Balkans (yellow cowlings), but I still need a close-up photo of his scoreboard during the Battle of Britain for color profile artwork prior to the end of 1940.

Regards,