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Originally Posted by He111
Bombers could climb / fall a bit to offput 6 o'clock attackers, or slide left or right to give gunners good site past the tail.
surprising how maneuverable a bomber could be after dropping it's bomb load. case in point, a aussie pilot of a Hudson over PNG was able to pulloff a immelmann maneuver while being chased by Zeros. .. or was it a "wing-over" ?? not sure of the details.
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Well, some bombers where not that bad without their bombs... I was inches from getting a ride in an A-20 once and it still hurts that they had some issue with it the day we where there. Had to sit in the cockpit discussing the plane with one of the pilots at least... I have seen that plane at air shows though and it really flies more like a heavy fighter than a bomber, but OK - the A-20 is one of the most agile bombers and was used like the ju-88 as a night fighter...
From what I hear the Blenheim was not that bad without bombs... But far from an A-20
The Hudson though?
Mazex