EXCLUSIVE! DURAFLY MESSERSCHMITT BF.110

Photos by Greg Gimlick & Peter Hall This WW II German night fighter flies like a pattern ship The Messerschmitt Bf.110 Zerstörer (Destroyer) was the pre-eminent night fighter aircraft for the Luftwaffe during WW II. Powered by twin Daimler-Benz DB 605B 1,450-hp liquid-cooled, V-12 engines, it was originally designed as a fighter-bomber. After the Battle of Britain, however, its role was changed to a primary night fighter and it was nicknamed “Ironsides” by commander-in-chief of...