Probably the most useful allied aircraft of World War II, the De Havilland Mosquito fought the Luftwaffe and  pressed relentlessly to bomb their targets. It was useful as a Fighter, Bomber, Night-fighter, Attack Aircraft, torpedo-bomber and a transport aircraft. The Mosquito’s success was partly due to it’s framework being mainly made if wood. The RAF ignored the aircraft at first, but it became on of the RAF’s most valuable planes. The ‘Wooden Wonder’  came from obscurity and rose to glory. Official interest was lukewarm when de Havilland  mad e a private proposal for a fast, twin engined, two man bomber, but it’s performance was so outstanding that it went into production immediately.

The Mosquito was first and nimble, and performed well in an attack on Gestapo headquarters in Oslo which was thwarted by dud bombs. High speed , precision air strikes became the stock-in-trade for the Mosquito, but it adapted very well for other roles and Missions. Nearly four dozen versions of the Mosquito carried out every wartime duty, from mapping enemy territory to dropping off and picking up spies from behind enemy lines. Precision-bombing of special targets persisted throughout the war, for example Amiens prison, Gestapo headquarters in the Hague and the V1 launching sites. Each time the Mosquito demonstrated its unique ability to strike fast, hit hard and get away easily. After the war more than a dozen overseas air forces used the Mosquito. The Mosquito could fly almost unchallenged over occupied Europe, day or night, and deliver devastating attacks. Although pilots like the Mosquito, it was a very tricky aircraft to escape fom. The pilot had a small door to get out of and the Navigator escaped through a small hatch.
 

The Mosquito was fast and nimble, and performed well in an attack on Gestapo headquarters in Oslo which was thwarted by dud bombs. High speed , precision air strikes became the stock-in-trade for the Mosquito, but it adapted very well for other roles and Missions. Nearly four dozen versions of the Mosquito carried out every wartime duty, from mapping enemy territory to dropping off and picking up spies from behind enemy lines. Precision-bombing of special targets persisted throughout the war, for example Amiens prison, Gestapo headquarters in the Hague and the V1 launching sites. Each time the Mosquito demonstrated its unique ability to strike fast, hit hard and get away easily. After the war more than a dozen overseas air forces used the Mosquito. The Mosquito could fly almost unchallenged over occupied Europe, day or night, and deliver devastating attacks. Although pilots like the Mosquito, it was a very tricky aircraft to escape fom. The pilot had a small door to get out of and the Navigator escaped through a small hatch.

Span             16.51 metres  Length          12.43 metres  Height            4.65 metres  Wing area    42.18 m squared