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jimh474(at)embarqmail.com
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:33 am Post subject: Bomb loads

Pat:

   Now, Now, The "Skeeter" was faster, and could  fly further than the B-17, but that was with a 1000 lb bomb load. Also it was  more versatile in types of missions. Lets give credit where credit is  due.

  



  

 BOMB LOAD: 

Depending on types of bombs,  maximum normal load could go to 8,000 lbs. If B-17 was fitted with special  external racks, maximum normal short-range bomb load could go as high as 17,600  lbs. Maximum range with 8000 lbs was 1100 miles.

  

  

 The Mosquito twin Merlins an unarmed bomber could carry 1,000lb  (454kg) of bombs for 1,500 miles (2400km) at a speed of almost 400mph (644km/h)  which was almost twice that of current British bombers

     

  

 Jim H

  

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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:52 am Post subject: Bomb loads

Lets give credit where credit is  due.>>

  

 Hi John,

 I knew I wouldn`t be allowed to get away with that  and I rather suspected it might be you to swat me down. It was all tongue in  cheek anyway as I was really making the point about the speed of development..  Even there I cheated a bit as there was quite a bit of development on similar  designs before the Ministry issued the official `go-ahead.

  

 The RAF had a song  the last two lines of  which were ` The Americans are up there at 40,000feet

                                                                                   But theyve only got a teeny weeny bomb`

  

 There was also the story of the American briefing  his men

  

 The Fortresses will bomb from 30,000ft. The  Liberators will bomb from 20,000ft. For Gods sake don`t get below 15000feet or  you will get all mixed up with the RAF.

  

 Good job we were on the same side,  mostly.

  

 The American I would really like to meet is the guy  who gave me his mandolin as he was climbing into a truck on the way to getting  loaded on the invasion fleet. About June3rd.  I often wonder if he made  it.

  

 Pat

 



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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:06 am Post subject: Bomb loads

Pat;

  

 Not John, but Brother Jim.

  

 Yes the Skeeter was originally designed as a much  larger airplane with I believe a crew of six. But ended up as a fantastic  design.

  

 Jim Hauck

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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:01 am Post subject: Bomb loads

Not John, but Brother Jim.>>

  

 Whoops!  Sorry about that.

  

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