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Info Eduard - February 2011
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HISTORY
The plane suffered 70% damage. The only identied
crew member is the pilot, Uffz. Kurt Dames, who suffered
minor injuries. The third plane damaged that day was
Bf 110G-2 W.Nr. 6295. The damage was caused by
technical problems at aireld Ledna-Ost.
Further information about combat of Panzerjägerstaffel
ZG 1 originates from the Flugbuch of Fw. Karl Brandl and
reports on the activities of Luftotte 6.
On July 19th, 1943, Luftotte 6 entered into combat in
the vicinity of Uljanowo, Bolchow and west of Nowosilo
employing a total of 1,452 aircraft. Out of this total,
113 were accounted for by Zerstörer crews. Thirty-six
sorties were own by crews of Bf 110s designated as
Panzerjäger. Results were positive. Crews of Luftlotte
6 destroyed 66 tanks and armored vehicles. Fw. Karl
Brandl with his Bordfunker Fw. Fritz Casper participated
in the destruction of four tanks during ve missions,
taking off from Ledna-Ost.
The very next day, this crew was back with even more
impressive results. Over the course of two operational
ights, they claimed the destruction of ve tanks and
armored vehicles. In total, Luftotte 6 elded 1,120
aircraft in the area east of Orel. Of these, 53 were carried
out by Zerstörers. Tallies at the end of the day included
27 destroyed enemy tanks, of which 18 were credited to
Flak units. On both mentioned days, Fw. Brandl and Fw.
Casper ew Messerschmitt Bf 110G-2 with tactical code
‘S9+ES’.
An interesting Bf 110 G; it mounts a lter commonly seen in the dustier regions of the Eastern Front. This aircraft could be dubbed ‘Superzerstorer’,
given that it also can bite with W.Gr.21 underwing rockets along with the Flak 18.
A rare shot of Panzerjagerstaffel ZG 1 from the summer of 1943. The
identier of this unit was the spinner color. It is assumed that these were
black and red.
Photograph of another variation on the Bf 110
with the R1 mod, this time with drop tanks.