Mistel VI (September 1944) was a composite bomber comprising one Arado Ar 234 C-2 piloted component and a specially developed Arado E 377 remote-controlled glider bomb.
Take-off from a five-wheel jettisonable trolley was assisted by four HWK 501 RATO rockets.
The E 377 was a S.V...
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I have a copy of Bill Norton's book American Military Gliders of World War II and it talks about a little known USAAF bomb glider design of the World War II era, the Fletcher BG-2. I've attached a three-view drawing of the BG-2 (seen on page 210 of Norton's book), if anyone is interested...
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