The Messerschmitt 110 from 1939 to 1945

Description

The Messerschmitt Bf 110, an elegant twin-engine aircraft with a tapered fuselage, was born in the mid-thirties, at a time when the main air forces wanted to acquire a fighter that was both enduring and powerfully armed. After relatively convincing beginnings in Poland, in September 1939, the units of "Zerstörer" (destroyer), however composed of the elite of the German hunting, experienced a rapid decline punctuated by heavy losses, so much so that at the end of The Battle of Britain, barely a year after its entry into service, it was decided to withdraw the Bf 110 from service and cease production. After the failure of the Me 210, its designated successor, the Bf 110 enjoyed a second career in a role for which it had not been foreseen, night hunting. And we must say that this second career was infinitely more glorious for the Zerstörer. Indeed, in this new job, the twin-engine, whose production was maintained until the end of the conflict, proved to be a formidable adversary for the Allied aircraft, since it obtained more victories not only than the other night fighters. of the Luftwaffe, but also that all the planes of this type of all the air forces engaged in the Second World War ...