"Alan Minyard" wrote in message
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On 22 Dec 2003 23:00:35 GMT, nt (Krztalizer) wrote:


All parts of the "Mosquito" myth. The A-20, B-25, B-26, etc all had the
same
bombing capabilities. Early in the war, the Mossy was all that the Brits
had,
so it was useful for them to portray it as a "super weapon"

There are a couple of slight problems here

1) The Mosquito wasnt available in the early part of the war

2) The RAF operated all of the US types you mention and
replaced many of them with the Mosquito

3) There are very few aircraft of WW2 that were succesful in
as many roles as the Mosquito. Fighter, maritime strike, night fighter,
fighter bomber and night bomber.

4) The RAF never depicted it as a super weapon, the major types
used in the bomber offensive were the Lancaster and Halifax.


Don't get me wrong, the Mossy was a fine a/c, but it was NOT a "precision"
weapon.

It certainly was on occasion as in the raid on the Gestapo prison
at Amiens and the HQ in Copenhagen. The problem was in such
raids the losses were heavy as at such low altitude German light
flak was deadly.

It was not of course a wonder weapon but the Luftwaffe certainly
came to fear it by night every bit as much as they did the P-51
by day.

Keith