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Bf-110E/F
The first production Bf 110E-1s also had DB 601A engines, but later they were equipped with DB 601N. The Bf 110E-1/U1 modification was the first truly night fighter equipped with infrared devices for night search of enemy aircraft by hot exhaust. In addition, Bf 110E-1 / U2 were produced with a place for a third crew member. The Bf 110E-1 fighter-bomber, in addition to the main bomb load under the fuselage, could carry four more 50-kg bombs under the wing on ETC 50 bomb racks, or two 300-liter additional fuel tanks instead of bombs. The Bf 110E-1/R2 was equipped with two ETC 1000 bomb racks under the fuselage for a pair of 1000kg bombs, with the ETC 50 wing bomb racks retractable. In 1942, a modification of the Bf 110E-2 fighter-bomber appeared. This aircraft was similar to the D-3, equipped with DB 601N engines, and its bomb load was increased to 2000 kg. The next modification - the Bf 110E-3 reconnaissance aircraft - is similar to the C-5 reconnaissance aircraft, but had an extended tail section, like the D-3. Cannons and bomb racks under the fuselage were removed from it, instead of which photographic equipment was installed. The scout could carry two 300-l or 900-l tanks under the wing. The Bf-110F modification, which appeared a little later, was designed for the new DB-601F engine and was produced in the F-1 fighter and F-3 bomber fighter versions until the F-4 night fighter appeared with an early model installed on it radar Liechtenstein. A total of 6050 Bf-110 aircraft of all models were produced before the end of production in March 1945. 
Bf.110E-1 Zerstorer-Stab IV.JG5 LN+KF, Finland |
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