AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1936

Aircraft hub · 1936 · Second World War

Messerschmitt Bf 110 & Me 410

The Luftwaffe’s heavy twins — destroyer by day, hunted by night. Hendon’s 110 wears its last crew’s luck. The gazetteer currently lists it at 3 UK museums.

1936
First flight
~7,300
Built
388 mph
Top speed
3
Museums
Side profile of the Bf 110 G-4, painted as Werk Nummer 730301, a Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 night fighter with two Daimler-Benz DB 605 engines, flown as D5+RL by 3./NJG 3 and surrendered at Grove in Denmark in May 1945, now displayed at RAF Museum London, painted as it is shown there: RLM 76 light grey overall with dense RLM 75 grey squiggles over the upper surfaces and sides, outline fuselage crosses, ‘D5+RL’ codes with a yellow fuselage band, a yellow underside to the port outer wing, swastikas on the outer faces of the twin fins, the FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 ‘antler’ radar aerials on the nose, flame-damping exhaust shrouds, the twin MG 81Z in the rear cockpit, 300-litre drop tanks and grey-green three-blade propellers
Plate 71 · The Hangar

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Messerschmitt Bf 110 & Me 410 in the UK

The gazetteer records 3 Messerschmitt Bf 110 & Me 410 airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 3 UK collections, in 3 regions: London & Around, Midlands & Lincolnshire, East of England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England Messerschmitt Bf 110 D-0 (wreck) 3869 Wreckage
Royal Air Force Museum LondonChecked 2026-10-08 London London & Around Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 730301
Royal Air Force Museum MidlandsChecked 2026-10-08 Shifnal Midlands & Lincolnshire Messerschmitt Me 410A-1/U2 420430

3D model

The Bf 110 G-4 in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as Werk Nummer 730301, a Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 night fighter with two Daimler-Benz DB 605 engines, flown as D5+RL by 3./NJG 3 and surrendered at Grove in Denmark in May 1945, now displayed at RAF Museum London, painted as it is shown there: RLM 76 light grey overall with dense RLM 75 grey squiggles over the upper surfaces and sides, outline fuselage crosses, ‘D5+RL’ codes with a yellow fuselage band, a yellow underside to the port outer wing, swastikas on the outer faces of the twin fins, the FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 ‘antler’ radar aerials on the nose, flame-damping exhaust shrouds, the twin MG 81Z in the rear cockpit, 300-litre drop tanks and grey-green three-blade propellers. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (1.5 MB) · Plate 71 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Avro Vulcan, Blackburn Buccaneer, de Havilland Mosquito, English Electric Lightning, General Atomics MQ-1 Predator.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 1 collection recording the type.

Marks and variants recorded

Messerschmitt Bf 110 D-0 (wreck); Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4; Messerschmitt Me 410A-1/U2.

Type notes

The Messerschmitt Bf 110 & Me 410 in brief

TypeMesserschmitt Bf 110 & Me 410
UK museums holding one3
Airframes recorded in this survey3

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Messerschmitt Bf 110 & Me 410 airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 3 Messerschmitt Bf 110 & Me 410 airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Messerschmitt Bf 110 & Me 410 airframes?

IWM Duxford has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.