Hobby Master 1817 1/72 BF 110E-2 3U+AR 7./ZG 26 Italy 1941 special weathered version

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.

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