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Messerschmitt Bf-110C Zerstörer NJG110 (DE+MA) W.Nr 3259 00

Profile 00: Messerschmitt Bf-110C-4 'White L' of Nachtjagdschule 1, Schleissheim This machine was camouflaged in an overall black night finish which had faded on the spine and is believed to have carried the Nachtjagd emblem on the nose as shown. Although the aircraft's four-letter Stammkennzeichen had been retained and overpainted in grey 77, a white letter 'L' was added for unit identification purposes. The spinners and propeller blades were green 70 and the W.Nr.3259 was painted in white on the fin.

Messerschmitt Bf-110C Zerstörer NJG110 (DE+MA) W.Nr 3259 01

Photo 01: One of the units raised to train night fighter pilots was Nachtjagdschule I where the emphasis was on blind and bad weather flying. This formation was created at Schleissheim in the summer of 1941 by redesignating the former Zerstorerschule 1 and eventually comprised three Gruppen. In March 1943, the unit was again redesignated and became NJG101.The unit operated a wide variety of such single and twin-engined aircraft types as the Ar-96, Bf-108, Bf-109, Do-215, Do-217, Fw-58, Go-145, Ju-86 and, as shown here, the Bf-110. Shown in the centre of this flight is a Bf-110C-4 with the Stammkennzeichen DE+MA and an additional letter 'L' on the fuselage.