Time To Stop Saying The Mossie Could Do This? | Mosquito vs B-17 Myth

One of the best things about running a history YouTube channel is that it forces you to investigate commonly repeated statements.

We love to say that the Mosquito could carry the same bomb load to Berlin as a B-17 Flying Fortress. But how does that statement stand up to any sort of research? Find out in this video.


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⏱️ Timestamp:
0:00 A myth?
1:00 Endurance
7:09 Bomb loads
13:56 B-17 real life bomb load results
16:16 Mossies replacing B-17s?

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