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Mossies on daylight ops were escorted by a number of different single engine types. Off the top of my head, I can think of Spitfires, Typhoons and Mustangs all providing escort on various bombing and strike missions. Operation Jericho and the Banff Strike Wing come immediately to mind.
Mosquitos even escorted other Mosquitos on some occasions.
They didn't cruise as fast, but their top speed was faster ... IF they had the fuel to spare. If you are over Berlin, the primary mission temaining is to get home with the fuel you have.
There was NO Mosquito faster than any Merlin-powered Mustang. But they did cruise faster when they wanted to. Coincidentally, they also cruised faster than Spitfires, Hurricanes, Bf 109's, and Fw 190's, too ... not jusy Mustangs.
Sounds like the Mosquito would have made a good strategic bomber if more could have been had.
Fast Mosquitoes (in and out fast) instead of the trundling along B-17/B-24s.
Trundling along ... heh, heh ... hadn't ever thought of it quite that way, but they WERE cruising about 50 - 60% of top speed or so.
I'd sure like to know why a 605th squadron crew was shot down in their Mossie FB VI over Sylt by my cousin in an old crate Do 217N ........... yes OT but with superior speed can only imagine the Mossie crew thought they were unapproachable. my cousin served in 4./NJG 3 at the time during 1943. the date of the above op was : 2 of August 1943.
I'd sure like to know why a 605th squadron crew was shot down in their Mossie FB VI over Sylt by my cousin in an old crate Do 217N ........... yes OT but with superior speed can only imagine the Mossie crew thought they were unapproachable. my cousin served in 4./NJG 3 at the time during 1943. the date of the above op was : 2 of August 1943.