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Re: All metal Mosquito ??
Markus
To quote loss rates is meaningless as the missions were very different. True the loss rates of the Mosquito were at times higher than the Blenhiem particually in the early days. However the missions were often beyond the wildest dreams of a Blenhiem squadron or any other squadron of any airforce. Amongst the early missions were the unescorted daylight raids over Berlin, unthinkable in any other aircraft.
There were also many examples of Mosquito's running away from German Fighters but also some where they were caught. At a guess with the Maximum speeds being close, the amount of fuel carried may well have had something to do with it, plus of course the tactical situation. If the Mosquito has any kind of a lead then its going to take a lot of catching.
Again its true to say that the Mosuito bombers normally operated with an escort but sometimes these had to be Mosquito fighters as nothing else had the range/speed combination. Its also true that the PR Mosquitos operated on their own with considerable success.
A final observation, Mosquito's with bulged bomb bays wold normally carry 6 x 500lb bombs on racks made by Handly Page.
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