seems such a waste

[UK_Widowmaker]

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/crashing-a-radio-controlled-b-17-drone-in-a-mountain-watch.html

[ironroad]

At the time the Allies were desperate to stop V-1 and V-2s from raining down on London and they also wanted a precise way to get at the U-boat pens and repair yards.

 

There were thousands and upon thousands of old bombers lying around in the US inventory.

[+Typhoid]

it was potentially a very effective weapon.  Consider how devastating the Kamikaze attacks were.