Small B17 bomb bay and bomb load

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Originally Posted by Graham Boak

Re Mosquitoes: I admit I was thinking of the modified Mk.IVs rather than the Mk.XIVs, but 400 is still a small number - and how many of those were dedicated to the 4000lb rather than just being replacements for the older machines?

All but the first 12 of the 402 B XVIs could carry the 4000lb "cookie". This is ~100 more than the B IV, not counting Canadian production of B XXs - 245. For comparison, built during the same time as the B XVI were 526 NF 30s.