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Why did Britain use wing tipping to destroy the V1 flying bombs

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V1 GUIDANCE SYSTEM

I came across these amazing pictures in a book - tipping a V1

I'm aware that US fighter bombers carried more ordnance due to their heavier airframes, but why didn't the RAF try to pair bombs with rockets instead of just one or the other

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4th August 1944: First Allied jet fighter destroys a Nazi V-1 flying bomb

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