It would be interesting to see the loss rates plotted on the same chart (please!)
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As for the Mossies, you’ll find no greater Mosquito fan than myself, however I think Don Bennett was incorrect (Hubris!) when he said the Mosquito could carry as much to Berlin as the B-17s. When the Forts had a lot of incendiaries aboard, their load to Berlin was in fact less than 4,000 lbs. However when loaded only with HE they seem to have been around 5,000 lbs per aircraft.
Have a look at some of the Berlin mission reports here:
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