Considering the 217's marginal single-engine capability, carrying an
SC2500 must have been a little hairy. Just thinking about a night
takeoff with one aboard makes me cringe. If you lost an engine right
after TO you'd have to jettison the bomb to remain airborne - and it
would land right under you . . . 10,000 Reichsmarks going home to the
folks?
BTW - how big were the sea mines dropped by parachute as
'blockbusters'?
Again BTW in Bob Brahams' book he mentions shooting down a 177 in
daytime over France - poor beast was apparently stooging around the
home drome when Braham and his RIO saw it - their Mosquito had no
problem with the 177.
Walt BJ