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Subject: Mosquito fighter/bomber
From: "Ed Majden" Date: 2/29/04 5:03 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: Xql0c.644866$X%5.57699@pd7tw2no The Mosquito fighter/bomber had rather exceptional performance for an aircraft of that type. Even faster than the early Spitz! It was fast with relatively long range and was used as a pathfinder, night fighter, recon, and insurgent bomber. Was it ever considered as an escort fighter for the daylight American B17's? How would it have stacked up to a ME109? Stukas were used to break up formations of B17s. I would think the Mosquito would have been effective at least against these, as a fighter. Was this ever considered before the long range Mustang took over this task? It was fast. It had range. It could carry a big load. But not all at once. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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