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The de Havilland Mosquito is a British two-engine multi-role combat aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied air forces during World War II. Of the 7,781 aircraft built, 30 survive today, five of which are airworthy.
De Havilland Mosquito NF.XIX of the Royal Swedish Air Force in October 1949. De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB.VI NS930 of the Turkish Air Force at Manchester (Ringway) Airport in 1947 Polish Air Forces on exile in Great Britain. No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron, "Ziemi Wielkopolskiej im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego"
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its airframe was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder", [4] or "Mossie". [5] [6] In 1941, it was one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world. [7]
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The de Havilland Mosquito was a British light bomber that served in many roles during and after the Second World War. Mosquito-equipped squadrons performed medium bomber, reconnaissance, tactical strike, anti-submarine warfare and shipping attack and night fighter duties, both defensive and offensive. [1]
The squadron was formed on 19 October 1942 [2] [3] [6] from 'H' and 'L' flights of No. 1 PRU [2] [7] at RAF Leuchars as a photoreconnaissance unit with the de Havilland Mosquito. It operated from Leuchars to carry out missions over Norway and Germany , while a detachment based at RAF Benson carried out similar missions over France and Italy .
No 100 Group operated from eight airfields with approximately 260 aircraft, 140 of which were various marks of de Havilland Mosquito night fighter intruders with the remainder consisting of Handley Page Halifaxes, Short Stirlings, Vickers Wellingtons, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberators carrying electronic jamming ...
A more favourable weather forecast led to a decision to risk the operation and the 18 Mosquito bombers and the PR Mosquito "O-Orange" were prepared. The aircrews were woken at 06:00 to the sound of Merlin engines being tested; briefing was at 08:00 and each man was subjected to an identity check as he entered the briefing room.