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MESSERSCHMITT Bf110C
TYPE; HEAVY FIGHTER
YEAR; LATE 1937
CREW; 2
ENGINE; 2 x 1,100hp Daimler-Benz DB 601A-1
WINGSPAN; 16.25m
LENGTH; 12.7m
HEIGHT; 4.13m
WEIGHT; Empty 4,425kg, Maximum 6,750kg
CEILING; 10,000m
RANGE; 1,100km
MAXIMUM SPEED; 525kmh at 4,000m
ARMAMENT; 4 x 7.92mm MG17 machine guns & 2 x 20mm MG-FF cannon in nose & 1 x 7,92mm MG15 machine gun in rear of cockpit.
| FIRST FLOWN IN MAY OF 1936, THE Bf110C EQUUIPPED THREE GRUPPEN AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR, IT PARTICIPATED IN THE POLISH, NORWEGIAN AND FRENCH/LOW COUNTRIES CAMPAIGNS, BEFORE SUFFERING ITS FIRST MAJOR DEFEATS AT THE HANDS OF R.A.F. SPITFIRES AND HURRICANES, DURING THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1940) OVER 200 Bf110'S WERE LOST, THESE DEFEATS LED TO ITS NEW CAREER AS A NIGHT FIGHTER. |