What were the standard bomb weights used in ETO and PTO

[renrich]

As mentioned before, Lindberg took off in a Corsair(from land) with a 2000 lb bomb on the centerline and a 1000 pounder under each wing.

 

[Jank]

I have a performance and specification manual for the P-47N that lists the maximum bomb load that can be carried as 1,600lbs under each wing and 500lbs under the fuselage for a maximum designed bomb load of 3,700lbs.

The P-47M manual is the same except that it can carry 1,000lbs under the centerline. That's 4,200lbs!

It doesn't sound like bomb loads like this were ever carried though.

 

[renrich]

Lindberg delivered that bomb load on to a Japanese held island but I doubt any Navy or marine pilots tried it at least on a regular basis.