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Title: The Avro Bomb Carrier
Post by: dirtdart on September 19, 2010, 07:59:31 AM
I was reading all but a few of the Mossie XVIs used the avro bomb carrier which allowed 6X500 Lbs to be carried internally.  Is this an inaccurate statement?
Title: Re: The Avro Bomb Carrier
Post by: MiloMorai on September 19, 2010, 08:27:19 AM
I was reading all but a few of the Mossie XVIs used the avro bomb carrier which allowed 6X500 Lbs to be carried internally.  Is this an inaccurate statement?

Was never used afaik.
Title: Re: The Avro Bomb Carrier
Post by: dirtdart on September 19, 2010, 09:38:37 AM
I do not understand your response.

All but twelve of the 402 B Mk XVIs had the bulging bomb bay needed to carry the 4,000lb “Cookie”. With the help of an Avro bomb carrier the same bomb bay could carry six 500lb bombs.  -History of war .org

6 x 500lb bombs in Avro bomb-carrier. -diggerhistory.info

Pretty sketchy sources, all of my literature centers on germans planes.....  anyone help?
Title: Re: The Avro Bomb Carrier
Post by: Karnak on September 19, 2010, 11:36:47 AM
Pretty sure the Avro Bomb Carrier didn't see use.  I'll look into it when I get home from work, but I've never seen an operational load out of six 500s internally.
Title: Re: The Avro Bomb Carrier
Post by: dirtdart on September 19, 2010, 03:03:18 PM
Thanks karnak
Title: Re: The Avro Bomb Carrier
Post by: MiloMorai on September 20, 2010, 05:50:33 AM
I do not understand your response.

All but twelve of the 402 B Mk XVIs had the bulging bomb bay needed to carry the 4,000lb “Cookie”. With the help of an Avro bomb carrier the same bomb bay could carry six 500lb bombs.  -History of war .org

6 x 500lb bombs in Avro bomb-carrier. -diggerhistory.info

Pretty sketchy sources, all of my literature centers on germans planes.....  anyone help?

What is so hard to understand? Karnak told you the same thing.
Title: Re: The Avro Bomb Carrier
Post by: 321BAR on September 20, 2010, 10:55:41 AM
What is so hard to understand? Karnak told you the same thing.
he meant the afaik remark
Title: Re: The Avro Bomb Carrier
Post by: dirtdart on September 28, 2010, 09:45:44 AM
Was kind of hoping there would be a yea or nay from zeee administration.  :banana:

An yes the afaik thing...I did finally figure it out...