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Bf 110G-2/R1, 4./ZG 76, Wertheim, Germany, October 1943

Dispersed Zerstörer units were called up from all over

Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean to be incorporated

into the defense of the Reich. ZG 76 was rebuilt in southern

Germany with the use of the personnel of training and

reconnaissance units and ZG 76 stayed there through

the winter of late 1943/44. Its aircraft were armed with

a 37 mm BK 3.7 cannon under the fuselage and WGr. 42

rockets to scatter American bomber formations. On

October 4, 1943, the American Eighth Air Force attacked

targets in Frankfurt am Rhein. II./ZG 76 encountered the

stream of bombers alone and shot down four American

bombers. But they encountered the American 56th

Fighter Group afterwards and without their own fighter

escort nine Bf 110s were shot down in the ensuing battle.

Eleven of the downed crews were killed and seven

wounded. The introduction of the American long-range

fighter escort meant a large increase in losses for the

Zerstörgeschwader units. In November 1944, 4./ZG 76 was

disbanded and its pilots were retrained on the Bf 109,

subsequently transferred to the 9./JG 54 fighter unit.

Recommended:

for Bf 110G-2 1/72

72729

Bf 110G-2 (PE-Set)

SS798

Bf 110G-2 Weekend (PE-Set)

672013

Bf 110G wheels (Brassin)

672115

SC 50 German WWII bombs (Brassin)

672292

Luftwaffe rudder pedals PRINT (Brassin)

CX644

Bf 110G-2 (Mask)

Cat. No. 672013

Cat. No. 672115

Cat. No. 672292

March 2023

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