I./NJG1 Bf110 night fighter questions for EoE Profiles

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

We're working on profiles for 1./NJG1 (G9+_H Codes) for the last half of 1940. We've completed G9+GH (Oblt Werner Mölders) for August, 1940, and have done a profile of a purpose-built Bf110C-4 Night Fighter for Sept, 1940 (G9+KH). The latter is based upon a series of photos of that a/c at Deelen Airfield, Netherlands, after a starboard gear collapse.

Here are two of the photos this profile is based upon.

https://ihra.smugmug.com/photos/i-rf...-rf9d8LF-S.jpg

https://ihra.smugmug.com/photos/i-89...-89sWZLj-S.jpg

Some questions:

1) Does anyone know when (if ever) 1./NJG1 might have been based at Deelen, Holland?

2) This aircraft (G9+KH) has white prop spinner tips with the rest of the prop spinners being a very light color. We've illustrated this color as the same light gray as the fuselage codes. Does anyone know the pattern adopted for I./NJG1 Bf110s during the latter part of 1940.

3) Our possible profile candidate for the last quarter of 1940 (Oct-Dec) could be based upon two photos of G9+IH at an unknown airfield in Holland or Germany. This a/c has a single victory tab on the starboard fin. We know that this is not a Bf110E but it could be either a C or a D. Is this a/c in the right time frame, and does anyone recognize the base or have other photos of this a/c?

https://ihra.smugmug.com/photos/i-Zj...-ZjMXKSJ-S.jpg

https://ihra.smugmug.com/photos/i-2b...-2b6k4Sd-S.jpg

4) If either of items #2 and 3 don't fit our EoE time frame (to the end of 1940), does anyone else have better candidates for the aircraft in these time slots that are photographically documented well enough to profile?

5) I have a similar problem with August, 1940 for 2./NJG1 (we've done G9+HL for this slot for 3./NJG1). We have G9+GK planned for Sept, 1940, for 2 Staffel, but no profile candidate for 3 Staffel during Sept. For the Last quarter of the year (Oct-Dec) we have no candidates in our photo DB for either 2 or 3./NJG1.

Can anyone help?

[GaraiB]

Hello Larry,

I looked around, but I find just almost similar photos G9+FH. On this picture I am sure the date is 1941 and not 1940.

Maybe you can use it and find some details what you need for a colour profile.

Best regards,

Balazs

[GaraiB]

s

[Larry Hickey]

Balazs,

Did you intend to include a photo with your second posting above?

Regards,

[GaraiB]

I try to attached it.

[GaraiB]

I hope now I can attache it