(B2431) wrote:



These things happen, but was the outcome of the war altered? Were any Allies
killed when the bombs were punched?

-cut-
Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

A question occured to me during this discussion of Patton being
stopped because of all the damage caused by a bomb-load being
jettisoned, bridges blown up, roads obliterated etc.

Weren't bombs dropped 'on safe' during jettison?...I know for a
fact that modern bombers can choose whether to arm (or not) their
ordnance, so why did that jettison cause so much damage?...

Mind you, I'm not looking to add fuel to this flame-war but I'm
curious.
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-Gord.