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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".
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 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. Seven aircraft are currently under restoration as of March 2024
The faked sabotage at De Havilland Factory was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War at the De Havilland Mosquito aircraft factory in Hatfield, England. The fake sabotage was conducted during the night of January 29–30, 1943 and was designed to fool German reconnaissance aircraft into believing that a large bomb had ...
The Oslo Mosquito raid (25 September 1942) was a British air raid on Oslo, Norway that was sanctioned by the Exiled Norwegian government in London [1] during the Second World War. The target of the raid was the Victoria Terrasse building, the headquarters of the Gestapo .
"The D.H.98 Mosquito." Jane’s Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London: Studio, 1946. ISBN 1-85170-493-0. Forslund, Mikael. J 30 – De Havilland Mosquito NF Mk XIX (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Allt om Hobby, 1997. ISBN 91-85496-42-1. Freeman, Roger A. "British Aircraft in USAAF Service, 1942–1945" Camouflage & Markings No. 21. London ...
The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet, developed by de Havilland, is a fighter aircraft driven by two piston engines.It further exploited the wooden construction techniques that had been pioneered by the de Havilland Mosquito.
Here is a list of aircraft used by the British Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA), Army Air Corps (AAC) and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) [1] during the Second World War.