BF110 in Action (1942)

Combat footage. German Wartime Newsreel (Die Deutsche Wochenschau 1st August 1942).

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[jellyrollbaker]

Best looking 2 engine plane in WWII

[GeddyBre]

Main difference between the Lightening/ Bf110 - the Allies used the P-38's strengths, the Luftwaffe didn't with the 110, not at first. 110's escorting Luftwaffe bombers during BoB were crushed by RAF Hurricanes and Spits.

My dad flew B-17's in the 385thBG. They hated the 110's & the slash/go attacks used against 8th AF Bombers later in WWII. Fast when diving from above & heavily armed, 110's were deadly foes deployed in this fashion.

Neither the P38 or Bf110 was much of a dogfighter.

[christopherb27]

@christopherb27 He's still alive and to this day he's never told me about shooting anything, just the planes he flew. He has no regrets,if Bombers where flying over to bomb my country I'd want to shoot them down. Especailly the British, who bombed cities and civilians at night. America took the burden of flying in daylight to bomb targets that would disable the German war machie, and where sucsesfull. Taking heavy losses in a very short amount of time. God bless the young men on all sides.

[christopherb27]

@GeddyBre My Father served over two Tours in Vietnam. He was in country for longer. Both my grandaparents fought in WW2. One was a paratroper and jumped at Normady, the other was German and flew in the Jagdgeschwader 26 in the western front of the the European Theather. They were all very young when they went into combat. So they neve talked a whole lot about their experiances in the wars. Except my German Granpapa. He loved talking about flying fighters, he was and is still proud he flew

[christopherb27]

@GeddyBre Looking at their designes,, no, they wern't much of a dogfiighter. That isn't the case though. Plenty of 110's shot down P-38's and Spifires. P-38's shot down their share of 109's and Stukas. The German's nicknamed it "the twin engine devil". There is also a ton of footage of BF100's shooting down single engine fighters. They where hell on American and British medium/heavy bombers the most according to footage I've seen and there squadron staions.

[jellyrollbaker]

@bh5496 ...thats you and you can disagree but still the 110 is the best looking 2 engine plane and 10 people agree ;)

[bh5496]

@jellyrollbaker i must disagree, the p-38 takes that title

[darkkhaki3]

@NikolayTim Thanks to the USA & ENGLAND!

[Kissinpoika]

Russia hasnt won the peace. Reagan managed that part :)

[jellyrollbaker]

@jobu88 ..yes really! love the p-38 and the 262 but that was an jetengine plane and i dont like the jetplanes that much!

and yes its my favorite,and my favorite single engine plane are the mig-3 and the hawker typhoon.

[jobu88]

@jellyrollbaker Really??  I would take the ME-262 or the P-38 over the 110 just for looks. But who cares everyone's entitled to their favorite I guess.

[w5andre]

GOOD