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De Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the Post-war era. It was known affectionately as the Mossie to its crews and was also nicknamed The Wooden Wonder. It saw service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and many other air forces in the European theatre the Pacific theatre of Operations and the Mediterranean Theatre as well as during the postwar period.
de Havilland Mosquito in Detail
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The graceful Mosquito was truly a maid-of-all-work, 1
A bomber version of the De Havilland Mosquito from the Jet Age Reserve Model Collection
A bomber version of the De Havilland Mosquito from the Jet Age Reserve
Model Collection
By March 1942 bomber 2
at critical points in the airframe, the De Havilland Mosquito was
virtually invisible to German radar.3
bombing on selected industrial targets, the de Havilland Mosquito had
few equals. The F.B.VI appeared in mid-1943 and established itself as
the premier twin-engine attack fighter-bomber of the War.4
de Havilland Mosquito 20mm cannon being armed
de Havilland Mosquito: 20mm cannon being armed
de Havilland Mosquito FB VI test firing its guns
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de Havilland Mosquito B 35 (reconfigured to a FB VI, on display at the Alberta Aviation Museum) in Edmonton.7
de Havilland Mosquito Classics WWII Aviation
Shacklady.8
De Havilland Mosquito elsewhere on the web
* Wikipedia
* Russian Wikipedia
* Spanish 9
De Havilland Mosquito Print by Mystic_RealmsOn 10th June 1944 four de
Havilland Mosquitoes from 248 Squadron, flying from RAF Portreath,
Cornwall, led by de Havilland Mosquito LR347, T - Tommy, 10
De Havilland Mosquito, by Bowman, Martin W. Pub: Crowood Press. ISBN:
186126075X (1997)
Mosquito Survivors, by Howe, Stuart. Pub: Aston Publications.11
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The Mosquito - 13
The 1:24 scale de Havilland Mosquito kit is getting closer!
Referred to as "the kit that Airfix could never produce" the de
Havilland Mosquito has just been a dream for many 14
The Airfix De Havilland Mosquito is a 1/24 scale model of the World
War II RAF light bomber
It's that time of year again...15
The de Havilland Mosquito carried the payload of a medium bomber, yet
could fly as fast or faster than most fighter aircraft of its day.16
The de Havilland Mosquito operated in many roles during the Second
World War.17
The de Havilland Mosquito was a British combat aircraft that excelled
in a number of roles during the Second World War.18
The de Havilland Mosquito was a British combat aircraft that excelled
in versatility during the Second World War.19
The De Havilland Mosquito was one of the most versatile aircraft of
World War II.20
the De Havilland Mosquito's all-wooden design was a major advantage
during a time of acute shortages of light metal alloys. Most of the
aircraft was made of plywood.21
The de Havilland Mosquito, was a fighter and a fighter bomber used by
the RAF in World War II.22
98 MOSQUITO - The De Havilland Mosquito was developed
in the course of 1938-39 by a design team headed by R E Bishop in
accordance with an original concept for a high-speed 23
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Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Height Main
530.86
Height Alt
5.3 m
Length Alt
13.57 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
18649.0
25000.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of aircraft of the RAF* List of bomber aircraft
Range Main
1300.0
782.0
Loaded Weight Main
17700.0
18100.0
Max Speed Alt
21960.0
24900.0
Type Of Prop
liquid-cooled V12 engine
Loading Main
40
State
collapsed
Power/mass Main
680.4
Introduction
1941
Range More
with 410 gal fuel load at
with full weapons load
Bombs
4000.0
Max Speed Main
318.0
361.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
11000.0
8549.0
Ceiling Main
29000.0
37000.0
Number Built
7781
Crew
2
Max Speed More
at 21
400 ft
at 28
000 ft
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Loaded Weight Alt
8028.0
8210.0
Area Main
454.0
Primary user
Span Alt
16.52 m
Plane Or Copter?
Avionics
* AI Mk IV or Mk V radar
* GEE radio-navigation
Power Alt
1103.0
1280.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Merlin 21-21 or 23-23
Rolls-Royce Merlin 76-77
Manufacturer
Status
Number Of Props
2
First Flight
25
Production End Year
1950
Climb Rate Main
1740.0
2850.0
Power Main
1
480 hp
710 hp
Production Start Year
1940
Power/mass Alt
311
Guns
1200.0
Climb Rate Alt
14.5 m-s
8.8 m-s
See Also
*Oslo Mosquito raid*Operation Jericho
Length Main
1254.76
1356.3600000000001
Span Main
1651.0
Area Alt
42.18 m²
Range Alt
54000.0
90000.0
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Related
* de Havilland Hornet-Sea Hornet
Empty Weight Main
13356.0
14300.0
Ceiling Alt
11
000 m
8
839 m
Category
Produced
1940
Empty Weight Alt
6058.0
6490.0
Loading Alt
195