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When ordered to escort close and at a low cruising speed, Spitfires over France were only less vulnerable because they were smaller.The Me-110 has a reputation for being especially vulnerable to single-engined fighters, but were there any pilots who were so good they could dogfight enemy fighters repeatedly and come out on top? If so, who were these exceptional pilots?
You'll need to click through these to find any Bf 110 pilots.The Me-110 has a reputation for being especially vulnerable to single-engined fighters, but were there any pilots who were so good they could dogfight enemy fighters repeatedly and come out on top? If so, who were these exceptional pilots?
110 aces may have tended to boom and zoom vrs dog fight?
I believe that most of the Me-210 were used by Hungarian pilots. My memory is not what it was, however I think there was a Hungarian ace that flew Me-210 - a prince or noble as well. Most German Me-210 units were quickly converted to Me-410. The Hungarians by all accounts liked the Me-210, while the Germans did not. However, it was the way they used it that explains the difference.
Also, as it has been pointed out, sometimes the myths are just that and the way that the aircraft was employed gave it a reputation (for good or bad). Examples: the invincible Zero (early on), Bf-110 not a good fighter, P-51 won the war.
D Denniss see #11All Me 210C had the lengthened fuselage + they had more power than the german Me 210As via the DB605 engine. Me 210Ca-1 was the ID for Hungarian-built Me 210 C-1 used in german service (lowercase 'a' in this position indicates foreign production)
Most german Me 210As were recalled and rebuilt with longer fuselage.
It's possible the hungarian Me 210 were assembled using lengthened fuselages that were produced and stored by Messerschmitt. Mtt even had sufficient fuselages stored to have many Me 410s assembled from those.
Hans-Joachim Jabs is probably the most famous, his name didn't come up on "google search bf110 aces" so you may not have easily found him. He had 19 day fighter kills and flew Bf110 the entire war.
His most famous combat was in 1944 and he was coming in to land and realised his airfield was under attack by Spitfires, but by zipping into clouds and doing head on attacks he shot down two Spitfires.
His wiki page is very good Hans-Joachim Jabs - Wikipedia
His most famous combat was in 1944 and he was coming in to land and realised his airfield was under attack by Spitfires, but by zipping into clouds and doing head on attacks he shot down two Spitfires.
Look at the dates of their deaths. Not one of them survived the war.
Look at the dates of their deaths. Not one of them survived the war.
I only know one, the spook of st trond, although yes he is known for hunting bombers he would usually engage with the escorts first via his nose guns (he had a custom 20mm on the top of the fuselage so he could easily get the blind spots of some earlier bombers)The Me-110 has a reputation for being especially vulnerable to single-engined fighters, but were there any pilots who were so good they could dogfight enemy fighters repeatedly and come out on top? If so, who were these exceptional pilots?