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This twin-engined British aircraft was made almost entirely out of wood and served many roles in combat, among them as a night fighter. In comparison to the American P-61 night fighter<\/a>, it was proven to be better, in some respects (speed), and worse in others (rate of climb, turning radius).<\/p>\n

Tom writes on July 3, 1944<\/a>, that as a night fighter pilot, he might be assigned to fly the Mosquito because “the P-61 isn’t proving to be too good”.<\/p>\n

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De Havilland Mosquito NF II at RAF Predannack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Excerpt from Wikipedia:<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito<\/b>\u00a0is a British twin-engine\u00a0shoulder-winged<\/a>\u00a0multi-role<\/a>\u00a0combat aircraft<\/a>, introduced during\u00a0Second World War<\/a>. It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the era whose frame was constructed almost entirely of wood, and was nicknamed\u00a0The Wooden Wonder,[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0and affectionately as “Mossie” to its crews.[5]<\/a><\/sup>[nb 1]<\/a><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

When Mosquito production began in 1941 it was one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world.[7]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The first variant was an unarmed, high-speed, high-altitude photo-reconnaissance aircraft. Originally conceived as an unarmed\u00a0fast bomber<\/a>, the Mosquito’s use evolved during the war into many roles including low to medium-altitude daytime\u00a0tactical bomber<\/a>, high-altitude\u00a0night bomber<\/a>,\u00a0pathfinder<\/a>,\u00a0day<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0night fighter<\/a>,\u00a0fighter-bomber<\/a>,\u00a0intruder<\/a>,\u00a0maritime strike aircraft<\/a>. It was also used by the\u00a0British Overseas Airways Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(BOAC) as a fast transport to carry small high-value cargoes to, and from,\u00a0neutral countries<\/a>, through\u00a0enemy-controlled airspace<\/a>.[8]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The crew of two, pilot and navigator, sat side by side, but a single passenger could ride in the aircraft’s bomb bay when necessary.[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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