The Messerschmidt BF 110, also known as the ME 110 (Depending on which factory it was built in) was a 2-engined aircraft. The engines were Daimler-Benz DB 601B but were upgraded to 601P once they were available in quantity. The 110 had a crew of three (1 pilot, 1 navigator/ radio operator and 1 gunner) as well as an armament of 5 MG FF cannon, 4 at the front in the nose cone and 1, which the gunner fired. Later on during World War Two, the later G- versions supplied machine guns instead of cannon guns, and some night fighter versions included belly- mounted gun packs, with 5 machine guns inside.
The 110 was first introduced in 1937, after Hermann Goering's request for a 'Kampfzerstorer' (Battle Destroyer), beating Focke Wulf's FW57 and Henschel's HS124, but later on, by luck, Goering reconsidered his plans and focused on his Zerstorer (Destroyer), which was the request the 110 better fitted in.
The 110 enjoyed some success in the Polish, Norwegian and the French campaigns, as well as the Balkans, North African and Eaetrn Front campaigns. It was retired in 1945, after serving with the German, Hungarian, Italian and Romanian air forces.
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