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Old 4th July 2007, 20:24
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Re: Me 262 should have been used as a bomber?

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Originally Posted by Graham Boak View Post
I also feel that describing the 262 as being as good a fighterbomber as conventional types does require qualification. Without superior aiming equipment its faster speed would simply have increased the bombing errors.
And interestingly, the 262 is commonly pictured carrying 2 x SC 250 bombs when the contemporary sources report it dropping 2 x AB 250 (or 1 x AB 500) as often as not: the scattergun approach.
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