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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.
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]
No. 256 Squadron RAF was a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force which operated during the First and Second World Wars.Initially equipped with Dh6 and Kangaroo aircraft, it operated Defiant Mk IIs, Beaufighters, and Mosquitoes in the Second World War.
Baalsrud spent seven months in a Swedish hospital in Boden before he was flown back to Britain in an RAF de Havilland Mosquito aircraft. He soon went to Scotland to help train other Norwegian patriots, who were going to enter Norway to continue the fight against the Germans.
The People's Mosquito is a charity based in the United Kingdom which aims to restore a de Havilland Mosquito, serial RL249, to airworthiness, which would make it the first UK-built Mosquito in over 70 years.
15 January 1951 RG183 a De Havilland Mosquito PR.34 of 58 Squadron hit trees on approach to RAF Benson, one killed. [ 14 ] 18 January 1951 RA712 an Avro Lincoln B.2 of 617 Squadron hit two other Lincolns while landing on three engines at RAF Binbrook and caught fire, one killed.
Survivors of Delta plane crash in Toronto describe ‘hanging like bats’ and chaos inside the upside-down aircraft Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine and Karina Tsui, CNN February 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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 ]