[suhith]

"Its main tank could hold 300 gallons of fuel but it wouldn’t take off with more than 80 gallons on board"

[jon-wood]

Sounds completely useless but I guess at a pinch you could take of and then do a midair refuel. Maybe.

[jabl]

Isn't mid-air refueling a much later invention? Never heard of it being used during WWII..