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General Background

1(Z)JG77 was called the "Flying Dachshunds" because of the units 3 mascots named Barnsee, Herdia and Lockheed, named after the unit's first victory, a Lockheed Hudson. Painted on the aircraft nose was a Dachshund with a Rata (Polikarpov I-16) in its mouth. While on the Eastern front Lt. Felix-Maria Brandis was the unit CO and scored 14 victories. LN+LR was one of Brandis' aircraft but on February 2, 1942 while flying LN+AR he failed to return from a sortie. In June 1942 LN+LR was lost to AAA fire.

The Aircraft

After taking part in the Battle of France Zerstorergeschwader 1 (ZG 1 – Destroyer Wing) had the unit named changed to Nachjagdeschwader 1 (Night Fighter Wing) so technically there was no ZG 1 active from June 1940 until January 1942. On January 4, 1942 the Zerstorergeschwader was reformed and the Bf-110 provided support for German forces as they advanced eastward into the Soviet Union. On March 1, 1942 Bf-110 S9+AM flown by Georg Schanz and Hermann Muller failed to return from a combat mission.

Specifications :

Role:	Designed as a fighter bomber
Number Built:	865
Crew:	2
Dimensions
Wingspan:	53 ft 3 in (16.25 m)
Length:	39 ft 7 in (12.07 m)
Height:	13 ft 6 in (4.13 m)
Performance:
Powerplants:	2 x DB 601P 1,175 hp
Speed
Maximum:	350 mph (562 km/h
Cruise:	217 mph (350 km/h)
Landing:	93 mph (150 km/h)
Maximum Rate Of Climb:	2,150 ft/min (11 m/s)
Service Ceiling:	32,000 ft (9,753 m)
Range:	680 miles (1,095 km)
Weight:
Empty:	10,771 lb (4,885 kg)
Maximum:	15,269 lb (6,925 kg)
Armament:	4 x MG17
	2 x MG FF
	1 x MG15
Bombs:	Maximum 2,204.6 lb (1,000 kg) of bombs under the fuselage And
	4 x SC 50 or SC 70 bombs under the wings