vppelt68 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I'm just about to start building a Bf 110 D or E from ZG 26 in Trapani, Sicily. I was wondering what to equip my kits' underwings with, if I want to depict a fighterbomber on its way to Malta? Centrally carried 2x500 kg bombs are a natural choice, but were the 300 litre fuel tanks for wing racks the only option or did the range allow 2 smaller bombs per wing instead? I'll go for the fuel tanks in my build but would just like to know how it was. Thanks in advance, V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hello Messerschmitt Bf 110 C, D, E variants (ReVi) book includes several photos of Bf 110 Ds and Es from 7/, 8/ and 9/ZG26, taken on Sicily in 1942. One shows one of the planes, apparently after heavy landing, with a broken undercarriage leg. This particular Bf 110 is equipped with ETC 500/IXb bomb rack under the fuselage/centroplan, 900 litres drop tank and two bomb racks for lighter bombs (probably 50-kg ordnance) under each wing. Will try to locate the photo on the web. Cheers Jure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Yes, that's the Gruppe I'm talking about (III/ZG 26). Br, V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hello I am sorry, no joy so far. I browsed through several other books and while there is plenty of photos of III./ZG26 planes with 900 l drop tanks, I did not find a single one showing Bf 110 with 2x500 kg and 4x50 kg bombs and 2x300 l drop tanks. Bf 110 E-2 was cleared for 2000 kg of bomb ordnance so payload, mentioned earlier, should not be a problem, at least not in theory. I still have several books to check, so keep your fingers crossed. Cheers Jure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Hello I got through all the books I have and, unfortunately, found no photos of Bf 110 of said unit with such a bomb load. Curiously, no one else chimed in. Good luck with your model anyway. Cheers Jure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Have you had a look through this lot VP? 28 pages of Bf 110 photos, maybe in among them is what you're after, I did see some zg26 aircraft on page 2 or 3 but that was as far as I went. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Thanks Jure and Steve! I'll browse through those pics, but will most likely do the regular 2x500 kg with 2x300 l loadout. I dislike those 900 litre balloon tanks... Unless used in a Ju 88 recce plane! The 50kg bombs I'll save for later use. Just got my workbench/desk cleared from a previous build, so maybe tomorrow I start the one-TEN! Best regards, V-P 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewerjerry Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Hi might be worth a look here ? http://falkeeins.blogspot.ca/2016/03/zg-26-bf-110-cde-sicily-daily-ebay.html?m=1 http://falkeeins.blogspot.ca/2016/03/more-zg-26-bf-110s-on-sicily-daily-ebay.html?m=1 cheers jerry 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Thanks Jerry - how could I forget Neil´s page . V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Bear in mind that the additional tanks would be very useful for the unit's role in support of convoys. However, given how close Sicily is to Malta, even the smaller ones would seem to be surplus to requirements for raiding the island. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Graham, you´re right of course and those barrage balloon tanks nearly doubled the range. The convoy support role just isn´t what I wish to model. Best regards, V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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