What if the US air force used mosquito bombers to bomb germany instead?

[Masherbrum]

Once the proper design changes and re-training were implemented, the B-26 had the lowest loss rate of any USAAF bomber when hostilities ceased in WWII.   The Allies had other capable craft, not just the Mossie or Heavy Bombers.

[bozon]

B-26 had the lowest loss rate of any USAAF bomber when hostilities ceased in WWII.

I bet the loss rate of all USAAF bombers dramatically decreased when hostilities ceased in WWII. 

[Masherbrum]

I bet the loss rate of all USAAF bombers dramatically decreased when hostilities ceased in WWII. 

Liar! 

[Scherf]

Best source for info on USAAF Mossies is Norman Malayney, who has struggled for years to overcome the cycle of oft-repeated myths becoming "common knowledge." See his critiques of published info here:

http://www.mossie.org/forum/read.php?1,4334

and Part 2 (!) here:

http://www.mossie.org/forum/read.php?1,4335


The USAAF nightfighter squadron using Mossies was the 416th NFS in Italy, though they sent a detachment up to Etain in France to join the 425th NFS' P-61s there.

[Hajo]

Also....the Luftwaffe developed the He219 to counter the mosquito.

When the He219 entered service it claimed 70% of all mossie kills by the Luftwaffe.

The He219 was faster......and very heavily gunned.

[MiloMorai]

Also....the Luftwaffe developed the He219 to counter the mosquito.

When the He219 entered service it claimed 70% of all mossie kills by the Luftwaffe.

The He219 was faster......and very heavily gunned.

 

Someone needs to do much more research.

[Karnak]

He219 never hit 400mph in Luftwaffe service.  All the reference books publish Heinkel's claimed performance, not what the gunned, armored and radared production He219s could do.

[smoe]

Well, technically the US Airforce didn't exist during WWII, it was formed on September 18, 1947.

[Die Hard]

He219 never hit 400mph in Luftwaffe service.  All the reference books publish Heinkel's claimed performance, not what the gunned, armored and radared production He219s could do.

Unless you have some new documentation, that claim has never been properly supported in previous He 219 threads here. I think MiloMorai posted some performance charts that showed the 219 doing ~360 mph at Steig und Kampfleistung... What it did at emergency power has yet to be documented to my knowledge.