Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA1816Bf 110E "S9+NN" flown by Lt. Herbert Kutscha, 5./ZG 1, Soviet Union, 1942
General Background1(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.
Hobby Master HA1816, Bf 110E "S9+NN" flown by Lt. Herbert Kutscha, 5./ZG, 1:72
- Role:Designed as a fighter bomberNumber Built: 865Crew: 2DimensionsWingspan: 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 hpSpeedMaximum: 350 mph (562 km/hCruise: 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)