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Old 17th Jan 2006, 23:51
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Conan the Librarian
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White Bear, you might just be right, although the book in question is holding up the roof in the loft at present and so cannot easily check.

Haven't thought this through as yet though, but had the RAF bomber offensive been largely carried out by the Mosquito, what would the German response have been if they knew that somebody was not going to shoot back, but rely on speed? The Dornier 335, Me163 or 262 might have taken development in a different direction? What would have happened to German force levels if they weren't being hacked down by gunners in every orifice, so to speak? Would the easing of pressure at night, meant that the USAAF took a much bigger pasting by day? Yup, that Is an interesting thought....

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