carey@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (06/13/91)
From: carey@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov whheydt@PacBell.COM (Wilson Heydt) writes... >>Though the Germans did have a jet bomber (a Junkers recce/light bomber >>design, I think), > >The Arado Ar-234, four engine jet bomber. Mostly used for photorecon. >Also known as the 'Blitzbomber'. The Allies pretty much gave up >trying to shoot them down as they were too fast to catch. The version used operationally was the Ar-234B, a TWO engine recce/bomber. The four engine model Ar-234C was in development at the end of the war when the difference between test pilot and combat pilot was meaningless; however, the C model was not considered operational. As I recall, all combat losses were due to ground fire or strafing on the ground. -- Charlie Carey | My employer has no opinions Sverdrup Technology | on this subject, so this must be mine Cleveland, OH