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Originally Posted by CaptainDoggles
B-17s could carry something like 18000 lbs of bombs. IIRC the Mosquito carried less than a quarter of that.
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VERY short distance and using external bomb racks.
For a more realistic view of what the B-17 carried read
http://www.303rdbg.com/missions.html
The Mosquito could carry one 4000lb Cookie or 6 x 500lb bombs (4 internal + 2 external).
The Avro carrier could take 6 x 500lb bombs internally but afaik was never used.