World War II Database

1.  Bill says:
6 Oct 2010 12:03:33 PM

Messerschmitt Bf 110G is equipped with the
(Lichtenstein BC) FuG 202 radar.
It was the first airborne intercept radar
carried by Luftwaffe night fighters.

The Bf 110G was armed with 4x7.92mm MG 17
machine guns and 2x20mm MG 151/cannons.
Its hard to tell if this aircraft carries the twin 20mm cannons named (Schrage Musik)
or Jazz music. Some Bf 110's also carried
30mm cannons.
The weapons were fired upward into the
bombers belly, the weapons were set at 60 to
70 degrees. The rear gunner protected the
aircraft from Six O'Clock attacks with twin
7.92mm machine guns or other caliber weapons

Later during American daylight raids over the
Fatherland, Luftwaffe night fighters were
sent into action against the bombers, the night fighters suffered heavy losses against
the American single-engine fighters.
The Luftwaffe pilots, were trained in night
intercept missions, and with their heavy
radar antennas cut down the night fighters air speed.

2.  Bill says:
8 Oct 2010 09:26:07 AM

During the first three months of 1944, the
Luftwaffe lost 15% of its crews due to bad
weather, lack of training, experienced pilots
and accidents.

3.  Bill says:
16 Oct 2010 12:49:45 PM

Researching my files, my best guess that the
Bf 110Gs belong to III./NJG 3.
The aircraft carry the FuG 220 Lichtenstein
BC radar with the smaller antenna type masts