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Aug 22, 2021

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The Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighter-bomber. It was more successful as a night fighter.

The Bf 110 twin engined fighters of Schnellkampfgeswader 2101 had been heavily engaged supporting Amy Group Centre’s thrust towards Moscow in Operation Barbarossa. The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often known unofficially as the Me 110, was not a natural dive bomber but…

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