The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110, [Note 1] is a twin-engined Zerstörer (destroyer, heavy fighter), fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo), and night fighter (Nachtjäger) designed by the German aircraft company Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) and produced by successor company Messerschmitt.

The Messerschmitt Bf 110 was an aircraft of very mixed fortunes. It has often been criticized for its failure during the Battle of Britain, while its successes in other fields have been largely ignored.

May 2, 2018 · Starting during the summer of 1940, night fighter units were equipped with a mixture of Bf 110 Cs and Ds and enjoyed some measure of success against increasingly obsolete RAF types such as the Hampden, Vickers Wellington and Armstrong Whitley.

Mar 26, 2013 · The Bf 110 was the second production warplane designed by Prof Willy Messerschmitt after joining the Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG, and was evolved in response to an Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) specification of early 1934 for a long-range escort fighter and Zerstörer (destroyer) aircraft.

Mar 12, 2019 · Then, Nachtjaeger units were equipped with Bf 110 D models fitted with a forward-facing, Spanner-Anlage infrared sensor. This allowed bombers to be targeted in full darkness, but it had a very short range and proved ineffective as an operational interception device.

The Messerschmitt Bf 110 was a German twin-engine heavy fighter (Zerstörer – German for “Destroyer”) and fighter-bomber (Jagdbomber or Jabo) that served with the Luftwaffe throughout the Second World War.

RAF Bomber Command sent 22 Vickers Wellington bombers to attack the German naval base at Wilhelmshaven. Despite help from Bf 109 units, it was the Bf 110 which excelled in the bomber destroyer role. By the end of the fighting, the Germans had claimed 38 RAF bombers.

The Messerschmitt Bf 110 is a twin-engine two- or three-seat heavy fighter and fighter bomber (destroyer) aircraft produced by the German manufacturer Bayerische Flugzeugwerke, later Messerschmitt AG. The Bf 110 was also used as a night fighter.

The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often called Me 110, was a twin-engine heavy fighter developed in Nazi Germany in the 1930s and used by the Luftwaffe and others during World War II. Hermann Göring was a proponent of the Bf 110.

Jul 30, 2016 · Needing long-range escorts, the Luftwaffe confidently committed its elite Bf 110 units. Dogfighting slow Polish biplanes was one thing: RAF Hurricanes and Spitfires, equal or nearly equal to...