>Richard wrote
>> Paul,
>> You failed to mention that the Mosquito registered 397mph
in level
>flight.
>> Down South here they might say, "That's hauling the wood
pretty good."
>> Richard
>> Atlanta
>
>Hi Richard
>
>Sorry guys for not mentioning speed, but your quote Richard
is a little shy
>of the maximum speed of a Mossy. Many pilots claimed speeds
of over 500 MPH
>in level flight. The highest recorded speed achieved in
level flight,
>however, was 439 MPH on November 1942 during a series of
test flights.
Am I wrong or wasn't the Mossy also used for 'diverting' V1
flying bombs - on a return to sender arrangement? I know
that Spitfires stripped of all armour plate, guns etc etc -
and on full boost could just about keep up with a V1 but I
thought Mossy's were similarly used bewcause they were
faster
Jonmac
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