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Messerschmitt Bf-110C Zerstörer NJG4.7 (3C+GR) 1942 01

Photo 01: Two Bf-110C night fighters of 7./NJG4 in the summer of 1942. The pilot of 3C+GR, the aircraft nearest the camera is not known, but 3C+LR in the background was flown by Ofw. Reinhard Kollak and is shown here with ren victory bars on the tail. Kanak claimed his first night victory while flying as a Feldwebel with I./NJG1 when he destroyed a Whitley in the early hours of 17 June 1941. He remained with I./NJG1 when it was redesignated 7./NJG4 in May 1942 and on the night of 24/25 August 1942, shot down a Stirling as his tenth victory. This photograph must, therefore, have been taken soon afterwards as Ofw. Konak's eleventh victory was achieved shortly after midnight on 16 September.