you both have done well Wayne/Alex and thank dieter for me and I apoligize that I was not able to translate for you.

radio operator could be simply Bordfünker and he will understand although German translation is radar operator. Funk could easily be tranalted device or radio.

for the event on the night of 15 July 44 it may well have been a Me 410 from KG(J) 51 or 54 although both units flying very dark grey 410's were on Fernenachtjagd - free hunts as intruders over England.

Bf 110G-4's and Ju 88G-1's were active from NJG 4 and 5 and also Bf 109G-6's from I./JG 301.

3 claims made by I./NJG 5, 2 claims made by Stfw. Kollak of III./NJG 4 at 01.54 hjrs and 2.05hrs

Hauptmann Söthe claimed 2 Lancs and Leutnant Fensch claimed a lancaster, both pilots from II./NJG 4 and in your time frame Alex from what I can discern

Erich