Thanks for the correction, Skua. I did hesitate on 'Valettas' at the time of posting, and of course, you're right.
There was a v.light day bomber with a name something like that. I think it was a militarised Lockeed twin, one of the many types the Brits bought in quantity from the U.S. on Lend Lease early in the war, not because they were what they wanted, but because they were available. (Mitchells didn't come until sometime later in the war, at least not in any great quantities.)
The crews of these light twin bombers were little short of Kamakazis. In 'They Hosed Them Out', the author describes a 36 aircraft daylight raid (3 squadrons) into Holland that was bounced by 60+ FW190s and Bf109s. The leading squadron lost eleven (ELEVEN!) of its twelve aircraft in a matter of minutes and the following squadrons, four or five more. The senior surviving pilot in one of the following squadrons aborted the raid and ordered a return to base - and was charged with LMF when he returned.