Does that matter ? Pathfinders still add to bomb the target, and night fighters engage in combat over occupied Europe and even Germany itself. The...
That`s interesting about the Mosquito crews having to do 50 ops, which only goes to prove that Bomber Command (and the crews) were fully aware...
How many of the stats included in that table include the last 6 months of the war when the loss rate fell hugely. Ironically by then it was...
But that loss rate is per sortie, not per battle. The tour of duty for Bomber Command crews was 30 operations, not Pathfinders, they had to fly...
Agree completely.
Breakdown in communication here, I`m saying the speed of the Mosquito was significant, and, in fact, all bombers used without heavy fighter...
Which didn`t work....... (I accept that the escort fighters, particularly the Mustangs, did work, which makes one wonder why it wasn`t tried...
If the arguement is that German Nightfighters weren`t, in reality, that much faster than the British heavies, with the implication that the speed...
I know that hindsight is 20/20, but even so it has always struck me as surprising that the fact speed was (and is) the best defence for a bomber...
Thanks for that chaps, I`ll pass on the details to my family for my Christmas presents !
Write a book ? I haven`t even got enough time to keep up with my own aerials website, which probably won`t surprise you if you spend a few minutes...
I`m surprised that nobody has written a book on the Merlin because in my opinion it really was one of the most important factors in the Allies...
That`s an interesting site. I thought it sufficiently interesting to put it in my favourites, but my PC wouldn`t let me, because it was already...
Surely if you had to fly any bomber over Germany in WW2, it`d have to be the Mosquito, particularly if you wanted to live........
I have a particular interest in the de havilland Mosquito and am after a book for Christmas from my folks. Has anyone got a recommendation for a...
