Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series, HA1810, Bf 110E 1(Z)/JG 77 Lt. Felix-Maria Brandis, Malmi, Finland 1942.
1(Z)JG77 was called the “Flying Dachshunds” because of the units 3
mascots. The unit had 3 real Dachshunds 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.
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