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Info Eduard - February 2011
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HISTORY
still ew with ZG 76, and on June 16th, 1944, after taking shots
from 15th USAAF defensive gunners, crashed in his Me 410 into a
B-24 belonging to the 376th BG piloted by Lieutenant Marcus. It all
happened over southern Slovakia.)
The next day brought a higher level of air activity, and
consequently, more losses and accidents. Panzerjägerstaffel ZG
1 recorded the loss of one and the damage of two aircraft. Uffz.
Herbert Stengel was wounded, while Uffz. Adolf Heusinger died
in the cockpit of a Bf 110F-2 after an attack by enemy ghters
West of Kosjukina. In this case, it is not clear whether or not the Bf
110 was modied to the R1 standard. It would be the only known
example of a Bf 110F equipped with this type of gun. Another two
machines belonging to Panzerjägerstaffel were conrmed as being
R1 modied. Messerschmitt Bf 110G-2 W.Nr. 6289 suffered an
emergency belly landing west of Kosjukin after taking AAA hits.
A schematic of the entire R1 modication, including
the electrical connections.
Diagram of the 37mm shell.
A ZG 1 Bf 110 G operating over the Eastern Front. The usual wasp motif identies
the bird as serving with Wespergeschwader. Members of this unit were chosen for
the Panzerjagerstaffel.