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Somewhere in the article, a note should be inserted that mistella is sometimes also written mistel (it may be an incorrect form, but it sure is a confusing one). --88.196.130.129 19:13, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Guided" missile???

Hi Wikipedians,
I wonder why the Mistel has been classified as a guided missile? AFAIK, once the lower component ("bomb") was released, the upper component had no way of influencing the course of it. Certainly it had an autopilot, to ensure that the missile was in the correct path to the target. But aiming was done by the pilot, before the release of the missile.
Unless someone has a good explanation for the current classification, I'll ammend it in a couple of weeks (as I also need to check some references beforehand... and see if adequate categories exist!).
Kind regards, DPdH (talk) 06:10, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Bomber" component

In the article says: "...and the bomber component (which was often a new aircraft rather than surplus)...", which is not entirely true. AFAIK, in at least the first operational Mistels, the lower component was a war-weary Ju-88. In the much later projected, unbuilt versions (like the Führungsmaschine), it was to be new construction.
Again, I need to look for adequate sources/citations before ammentding the text. Kind regards, DPdH (talk) 06:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]