As we all know, during the last great one, a number of German ‘planes where modified for roles not originally intended, and went by the name of ‘Mistel composites’. Get a time expired bomber, slap some scaffolding to its roof and top it off with a frontline fighter ie: Ju88 with Me109 etc etc.
As far as I know, we (the allies) didnt produce anything on these lines…apart from the Americans who experimented with B17’s filled up with big loud bang stuff, chopped the cockpit roof off then got some dude to fly it and jump out when he’s up at altitude so a ‘mother’plane could then radio control the bomber to its target.
just suppose…what would we have used to do the same thing
Wellington + Lysander
Liberator + Wildcat
What do you reckon ?. Would it be possible to suspend a small fighter, again packed with explosives, and strapped under the wing of ‘big un ready for dropping on some unsuspecting so and so ?
Lets have some ideas
Over to you
Cheers
Gary
By: coanda - 20th February 2003 at 16:13
RE: Allied ‘Mistel’ composites
You mean like the Mayo(spelling?) combinations.
forerunner of the sunderland and a mailplane composite aircraft….
coanda
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th February 2003 at 13:54
RE: Allied ‘Mistel’ composites
Like your thinking. 🙂 Manchester / Lancaster combo anyone? 🙂
By: Willow - 20th February 2003 at 13:39
RE: Allied ‘Mistel’ composites
Wasn’t there a plan to put 3 Gnats under a Vulcan as escort fighters?
The same could have been done with one Gnat to guide a Vulcan towards it’s target.
On a sillier note, what about a Walrus on top of a Sunderland!
Willow
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th February 2003 at 13:36
RE: Allied ‘Mistel’ composites
Not entirely the same, but I understand the idea of ‘piggyback’ Hurricanes was investigated; Hurricane Special by Maurice Allward has an interesting artists impression of one mounted on the back of a Liberator, of all things. Apparently the scheme was abandoned due to engine icing problems.
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February 20, 2003 at 1:10 pm