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BF 110E-2 3U+KS, 8./ZG 26, North Africa, 1941
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
The aircraft belonging to ZG 26 carried the "Horst Wessel" insignia on both sides of the nose as well red tipped propeller spinners and white bands around the rear portion of the fuselage denoting their service in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. From April 1941 until late December 1941 the third Gruppe, 8th Staffel, Zerstorergeschwader 26 was based in North Africa at Derna, Libya. Bf-110E-2 3U+KS spent much of its time providing long range maritime escorts along the North Africa coast.
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 |