Bf 110 G detail references (Bf 110 G-4 unless otherwise noted)
by Charles Metz

Aders: 'History of the German Night Fighter Force: 1917-1945' (Jane's [UK], 1979; 284 pages; approximate value US$30 [availability unknown]) -- cockpit detail (p. 44p), MG FF & MK 108 schräge Musik (p. 44o), rear gun (p. 44p), miscellaneous other detail

Anderton and Watanabe: 'Interceptor vs. Heavy Bomber' (Aggressors series, No. 3; Howell Press [USA], 1991; 64 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail (p. 39)

Bentley et al.: 'Fighters of World War Two, Vol. 1' (Aircraft Archive series [unnumbered]; Motorbooks International [USA], 1988; 96 pages; approximate value US$17 [availability unknown]) -- multi-view drawings (p. 27-32); COMMENT: Published originally in the UK by Argus Books

Birkholz (ed.): 'Foto-Archiv: Band 7' (Jet & Prop Foto-Archiv series, No. 7; VDM Heinz Nickel [Germany], 1997; in German and English; 98 pages; US$19.95) -- Bf 110 G-2 nacelle & nose (p. 51, 61)

Brown: 'Wings of the Luftwaffe' (Doubleday [USA], 1978; 176 pages; US$19.95) -- cutaway drawing (p. 162, 163)

Cohausz: 'Cockpits deutscher Flugzeug: Historische Instrumentierungen von 1911-1970' (Aviatic Verlag [Germany], 2000; in German; 302 pages; US$37.50) -- Bf 110 G-2 cockpit detail (p. 262); Bf 110 G-4 cockpit detail (p. 262-264)

Cuny: 'La Chasse de Nuit Allemande 1939-1945' (E.P.A. [France], 1980; in French; 247 pages; approximate value US$100 [out of print]) -- nose radar antennas (p. 157)

Donald (ed.): 'Warplanes of the Luftwaffe' (Aerospace / AIRtime [UK / USA], 1994; 254 pages; US$34.95) -- cutaway drawing (p. 218, 219)

Weal: "Luftwaffe Nachtflieger, Part 2." In 'Wings of Fame, Volume 15' (Aerospace / AIRtime [UK / USA], 1999; 160 pages; US$16) -- MG FF "schräge Muzik" installation (p. 105), nose radar antennas (p. 120)

Ebert, Kaiser and Peters: 'Willy Messerschmitt - Pioneer of Aviation Design' (The History of German Aviation series, No. 3; Schiffer [USA], 1993; 435 pages; US$49.95) -- Bf 110 G-2/R1 BK 3.7 ventral cannon & pod (p. 160); Bf 110 G-4 MG FF-M "schräge Muzik" cannon installation (p. 162); COMMENT: English translation of "Willy Messerschmitt - Pionier des Luftfahrt und des Leichbaues" (Bernard & Graefe Verlag [Germany, date unkown])

Feist: 'Luftwaffe in World War II: Part 3' (Aero Pictorials series, No. 6; Aero [USA], 1980; 99 pages; approximate value US$12 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail (p. 40, 42)

Griehl: 'Nightfighters over the Reich' (Luftwaffe at War series, No. 2; Greenhill / Stackpole [UK / USA], 1997; 72 pages; US$12.95) -- rear cockpit (p. 34), engine bay (p. 32), nose cannon installation (p. 33)

Gunston: 'The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Combat Aircraft of World War II' (Bookthrift/ Salamander [USA / UK], 1978; 256 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- cutaway drawing (p. 58)

Held and Nauroth: 'Die deutsche Nachtjagd' (Bildreport Weltkrieg II series [unnumbered]; Motorbuch Verlag [Germany], [undated]; in German; 231 pages; approximate value US$20 [availability unknown]) -- cockpit detail (p. 54), miscellaneous other detail

Hinchliffe: 'Schnauffer: Ace of Diamonds' (Tempus [UK], 1999; 307 pages; US$34.95) -- canopy (p. 48, 124, 132, 266), nose radar antennas (p. 125, 289), rollbar etc. behind pilot (p. 124)

Hopp: 'Bf 110 G' (Monogram Close-Up series, No. 18; Monogram Aviation Publications [USA], 1986; 32 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Bf 110 G-2 multi-view drawings (p. 5); Bf 110 G-4 cockpit detail (p. 20, 21), generic camouflage & marking patterns (p. 22, 23), miscellaneous other detail

Jarrett (ed.): 'Aircraft of the Second World War: The Development of the Warplane 1939-49' (Putnam's History of Aircraft series [unnumbered]; Putnam [UK], 1997; 304 pages; US$48.95) -- "schräge Muzik" installation (p. 78)

Kit and Aders: 'Chasseurs de Nuit Allemands de la Derniere Guerre' (Editions Atlas [France], 1979; in French; 144 pages; approximate value US$30 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail(p. 24, 26, 27, 30, 32, 47), other detail (p. 14, 22, 23, 26, 27, 31)

Ledwoch: 'Messerschmitt Bf 110' (Aircraft Monograph series, No. 3; AJ Press [Poland], 1994; in English; 56 pages; US$14.95) -- Bf 110 stencil markings (p. 44, 45); Bf 110 G-2 multi-view drawings (p. 38, 39); Bf 110 G-4 3.7cm BK ventral gun pack (p. 54), cockpit detail (back cover), cutaway drawing (p. 57), MK 108 nose cannon (p. 51, 53, 56), MG 151/20 ventral cannon (p. 52), MG 151/20 ventral gun pack (p. 54), multi-view drawings (p. 40-42), "schräge Muzik" installation (p. 55), wheelwell detail(p. 50)

Ledwoch: 'Bf 110, vol. 2' (Wydawnictwo Militaria series, No. 114; Wydawnictwo "Militaria" [Poland], 2000; in Polish and English; 78 pages; US$19) -- generic Bf 110 ETC 500 ventral weapons carrier (p. 32), landing gear (p. 24); Bf 110 G-4 armor (p. 26), canopy (p. 30, 71), cockpit detail (p. 36), cutaway drawing (p. 26), fin & rudder (p. 74), landing gear (p. 72), MG 81Z rear gun & spent-shell bag (p. 30), MG 151 20 (x2) ventral gun pannier [Rüstsatz M1] (p. 32, 38), MG FF schräge muzik installation (p. 32), nacelle (p. 71), multi-view drawings (p. 45-47, 49, 51-55, 57, 58, 60, 61), nose radar antennas (p. 73), propeller (p. 71), underwing rocket launchers (p. 29), wheelwell detail (p. 72)

Mackay: 'Messerschmitt Bf 110' (Crowood Aviation series [unnumbered]; Crowood [UK], 2000; 192 pages; US$44.95) -- Bf 110 G-2 lower-nose cannon [MG 151] installation (p. 187), underwing rocket tubes (p. 168, 172), upper-nose cannon [MG 108] (p. 188), ventral gun pack (p. 127, 188), wing drop tank & rack (p. 108); Bf 110 G-4 cockpit detail (p. 118), canopy (p. 118, 129, 135, 137, 148, 184), lower-nose cannon [MG 151] installation (p. 187), upper-nose cannon [MG 108] (p. 134, 188), rear gun [MG 81Z] (p. 135), "schräge Muzik" oblique cannon (p. 135, 137, 148, 189), ventral gun pack (p. 165, 188)

MacKay: 'Messerschmitt Bf 110 G' (Walk Around series, No. 24; Squadron/Signal [USA], 2000; 79 pages; US$14.95) -- Bf 110 G-2 generic camouflage & marking patterns (p. 68), multi-view drawings (p. 14, 15); Bf 110 G-4 canopy (p. 10-12, 25, 78), cockpit detail (p. 12, 13, 16-24, 78), drop tank (p. 48, 49), engine & engine bay (p. 36-39), generic camouflage & marking patterns (p. 68), IFF antennas (p. 51, 56), landing gear (p. 40, 41, 57-59), multi-view drawings (p. 34, 35), nose (p. 7-9), nose radar antennas (p. 4-6, 8, 78), propeller (p. 31, 32), tail (p. 60-65), ventral ID light (p. 52), wheelwell detail (p. 41-43, 59)

Mankau and Petrick: 'Messerschmitt Bf 110 - Me 210 - Me 410' (Aviatic Verlag [Germany], 2001; in German; 360 pages; US$32.95) -- Bf 110 rudder types (p. 224); Bf 110 G-2 37mm ventral cannon [3.7 BK] (p. 46, 218-220) & controls (p. 220), cockpit detail (p. 214, 216, 220), underwing 2 x 210mm mortar installation & controls (p. 216); Bf 110 G-4 cockpit detail (p. 225, 229), "schräge Muzik" installation (p. 229)

Merrick: 'German Aircraft Interiors 1935-1945: Vol. 1' (German Aircraft Interiors series, No. 1; Monogram Aviation Publications [USA], 1996; 256 pages; US$49.95) -- Bf 110 G-2 cockpit detail (p. 129)

Nohara: 'Luftwaffen Warplane [sic] 1928-45' (Illustrated Warplane History series, No. 7; Green Arrow [Japan], 2001; in Japanese; 316 pages; US$37) -- Bf 110 G-4 rear-gun cartridge bag (p. 119)

Nohara and Tanaka: 'Messerschmitt Bf 110' (Aero Detail series, No. 21; Dai-Nippon Kaiga Co., Ltd. [Japan], 1998; in Japanese and English; 76 pages; US$37.95) -- ailerons (p. 22, 23, 25-27), boarding ladder (p. 17), canopy (p. 8-11, 66, 67), cockpit detail (p. 12, 13, 65), drop tanks (p. 1, 22, 24, 26, 27), engine [DB605] (p. 64), exhausts & flame dampers (p. 1, 33-39, 63, 64, 69), flaps (p. 14-17, 22-26, 28), fuselage details (p. 15-19, 61), generic camouflage & marking patterns (p. 51), guns (p. 6, 7, 11, 68), landing gear (p. 1, 40-43), multi-view drawings (p. 74, 75), oil coolers & oil cooler fairings (p. 32-34, 36, 38, 39), propeller (p. 32, 33), prop spinner (p. 10, 32, 33, 36), radar antennas (p. 3-6, 69), radiators & radiator fairings (p. 22, 24, 25, 29, 30), supercharger intakes (p. 35, 38, 63), tail (p. 44, 46-49, 62), tail wheel (p. 44, 45, 47-49), ventral bomb rack [ETC500/XIb] (p. 20, 21), ventral gun pack fairing (p. 20, 21, 68), wheelwell detail (p. 41-43), wing details (p. 1, 22-28, 61), wingtip [FuG227] antennas (p. 69)

Philpott: 'Fighters Defending the Reich' (World War 2 Photo Album series, No. 4; Patrick Stephens [UK], 1978; 94 pages; approximate value US$10 [out of print]) -- cockpit detial, (p. 46), engine bay (p. 45)

Price: 'Messerschmitt Bf 110 Night Fighters' (Aircraft Profile series, No. 207; Profile Publications [UK], 1971; 20 pages; approximate value US$5 [out of print]) -- Naxos display (p. 49), "schräge Musik" (p. 49), ventral gun pack (p. 53)

Price: 'Battle over the Reich' (Scribner's [USA], 1973; 208 pages; approximate value US$15 [out of print]) -- "schräge Muzik" installation (p. 80)

Pritchard: 'Messerschmitt' (Putnam [UK], 1975; 191 pages; approximate value US$15 [out of print]) -- cutaway drawing (p.94, 95)

Pritchard: 'The Radar War' (Patrick Stephens [UK], 1989; 240 pages; approximate value US$25 [availability unknown]) -- FuG 220b "Lichtenstein" SN2 radar display unit (p. 160b), FuG 220b "Lichtenstein" SN2b nose radar antenna array (p. 160a)

Ragni: 'German Fighters of World War II' (Squadron/Signal [USA], 1979; 80 pages; approximate value US$10 [out of print]) -- cutaway drawing (p. 30, 31)

Reynolds: 'Camouflage & Markings: Luftwaffe 1939-1945' (Argus Books [UK], 1992; 48 pages; approximate value US$10 [out of print]) -- "schräge Muzik" installation (p. 10)

Ries: 'Deutsche Luftwaffe über der Schweitz' (Verlag Dieter Hoffmann [Germany], 1978; in German and English; 112 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- nose cannon (p. 52), "schräge Muzik" installation (p. 65)

Sheflin et al.: 'Airfoil #5' (Airfoil series, No. 5; Airfoil Publications [USA], 1987; 40 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- panel detail etc (p. 15)

Streetly: 'Confound & Destroy: 100 Group and the Bomber Support Campaign' (Jane's [UK], 1978; 279 pages; approximate value US$25 [out of print]) -- Bf 110 G-4 FuG 220 radar display unit (p. 180), FuG 240 radar display unit (p. 182), Flensburg" & "Naxos" radar display units (p. 169)

van Ishoven: 'Messerschmitt Bf 110 at War' (At War series [unnumbered]; Ian Allan [UK], 1985; 128 pages; approximate value US$40 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail (p. 95, 116, 117, 121), nose guns (p. 40), miscellaneous other detail

Widfeldt: 'The Luftwaffe in Sweden, 1939-1945' (Monogram Aviation Publications [USA], 1983; 128 pages; approximate value US$60 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail (p. 94), nose guns (p. 96)

Windrow: 'The Messerschmitt Bf 110' (Aircraft Profile series, No. 23; Profile Publications [UK], [undated]; 12 pages; approximate value US$4 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail (p. 9)

Wood and Gunston: 'Hitler's Luftwaffe' (Salamander [UK], 1977; 248 pages; approximate value US$20 [out of print]) -- cutaway drawing (p. 224-226)

------: 'Bf 110' (Famous Airplanes of the World (1) series, No. 38; Bunrin-Do [Japan], 1973; in Japanese; 74 pages; approximate value US$5 [out of print]) -- cockpit detail (p. 41); COMMENT: First [previous] 'Famous Airplanes of the World' series [gray or blue covers]

------: 'Luftfahrt International: No. 4' (Luftfahrt International series, No. 4; Verlag Karl R. Pawlas [Germany], 1974; in German; 160 pages; approximate value US$8 [out of print]) -- "Lichtenstein -Weitwinkel" & SN-2 AI nose radar antennas (p. 584); COMMENT: July/August 1974 issue of bimonthly periodical

------: 'Luftwaffe Night Fighters' (Model Art Special Issue series, No. 480; Model Art [Japan], 1996; in Japanese; 218 pages; US$34.95) -- cockpit detail (p. 174, 176), drop tank installation (p. 180, 181), fin & rudder (p. 15, 186, 187), FuG 202 AI radar antennas (p. 191), FuG 212 AI radar antennas (p. 191, 192), FuG 218 AI radar antennas (p. 193), FuG 220/ SN2 AI radar antennas (p. 12, 13, 192, 193), FuG 227 wingtip AI radar antenna (p. 193), aileron mass balance (p. 14, 179, 181), gun installations (p. 187-190), landing gear (p. 15, 182, 184, 185), , multi-view drawings (p. 164, 165)oil cooler (p. 15, 182, 183), radiator (p. 179, 180), ventral bomb rack (p. 14, 172, 173), ventral gun pack (p. 190), wheel (p. 15, 184), wheelwell detail (p. 15)

------: 'Luftwaffe Warbirds Photo Album, Vol. 1' (Luftwaffe Warbirds Photo Album series, No. 1; Delta Publishing [Japan], 1992; in Japanese; 152 pages; US$35) -- Bf 110 G-2 ventral gun pack (p. 41); Bf 110 G-4 canopies (p. 40), cockpit detail (p. 40)

------: 'Messerschmitt Bf 110' (Famous Airplanes of the World (2) series, No. 41; Bunrin-Do [Japan], 1993; in Japanese; 88 pages; US$8.95) -- Bf 110 G-2 cockpit detail (p. 59); Bf 110 G-4 cockpit detail (p. 6-8), multi-view drawings (p. 86, 87); COMMENT: Second [current] 'Famous Airplanes of the World' series [black and red covers]

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