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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

In early 1942 Germany had two battleships and a cruiser docked at Brest France that posed a threat to British shipping. The British Navy set up a blockade in an effort to contain them. Adolf Gallant sent aircraft to St. Trond, Belgium in preparation for Unternehmen Donnerkeil (Operation Thunderbolt), this would provide air cover for Unternehmen Zerberus (Operation Cerberus), the surprise dash the German ships made for home on February 11, 1942. The German ships caught the British off guard and two days later they were home.

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