The Mosquito ended the war with the lowest loss rate of any aircraft in RAF Bomber Command service during WWII. The last RAF Mosquito to remain in operational service was retired in 1956. Total Mosquito production was 7,781 of which 6,710 were built during the war – De Havilland accounted for 5,007 aircraft built in three factories in the UK.On 30th January 1944, Mosquito HJ711 was flying from Little Snoring airfield, Norfolk, in the hands of Squadron Leader J.A.H Cooper, on a night intruder mission over Germany. Whilst patrolling west of Berlin, Cooper spotted a Messerschmitt Bf 110 nightfighter and managed to shoot it down – the first aerial victory for the squadron.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) begins attacking German V-1 flying bomb installations in early summer of 1944. The de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bomber aircraft of Squadron Leader David "Scotty" Scott is shot down during a low-level bombing raid on a V-1 launching site. Scott and his navigator/bomb-aimer are killed.
Of the first production aircraft, 10 were converted into the De Havilland Mosquito B IV light bomber with a glazed nose and an internal bomb bay. The first of these bombers, serial number W4072, flew on September 8, 1941. The main production model was the Mosquito B IV Series II, which had Merlin 21, 23, or 25 engines in extended nacelles.The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s British biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built Numerous examples of the Tiger Moth are still flying
Mosquito PR Mk.XVI - de Havilland's most inquisitive variant. Beautiful to look at, the multi-role Mosquito proved to be one of the most effective aircraft of WWII and in the photo reconnaissance role, would show itself to be the ideal aviation platform for this crucial work. This PR version of our new 1/72nd scale Mosquito tooling will allowThe Chipmunk was designed to be an all-metal single-engine tandem training aircraft with the traditional tailwheel landing gear. Powered by a 145-hp, in-line de Havilland Gypsy Moth "8" engine, the first Chipmunk, flew on May 22, 1946. Initially built as a trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force De Havilland Canada went on to make a total of The Comet 1 airliner roared into the air— and into history—on 20,000 pounds of thrust from its four De Havilland Ghost jet engines. For the first time ever, a jet-propelled aircraft was The de Havilland Mosquito TT.35 prototype RS719 fitted with a ML Type G winch. The de Havilland Mosquito is still regarded as one of the most outstanding aircraft of its era, even after it was retired.
Test pilot Pat Fillingham flew the prototype, CF-DIO-X, on its maiden flight from DHC’s Downsview, Toronto factory on 22 May 1946 and, after evaluation by the RAF, production was initiated in both Canada and England. Eventually nearly 1,300 were built?some 1,000 in England, around 200 in Canada and a further sixty being built under licence in
The de Havilland Mosquito manufactured by de Havilland is a British World War II multi-role combat aircraft. The de Havilland Mosquito was a twin-engine, two
Falconer, Jonathan and Brian Rivas. De Havilland Mosquito: 1940 onwards (all marks) – An insight into developing, flying, servicing and restoring Britain’s legendary ‘Wooden Wonder’ fighter-bomber (Owners’ Workshop Manual). Haynes Publishing UK, 2013. Wolf, William. OiCQzz.