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Mosquito - Aircraft Profile - De Havilland : Mosquito

Mosquito

Manufacturer : De Havilland
Number Built : 7781
Production Began : 1940
Retired : 1955
Type :

Used as a night fighter, fighter bomber, bomber and Photo-reconnaissance, with a crew of two, Maximum speed was 425 mph, at 30,300 feet, 380mph at 17,000ft. and a ceiling of 36,000feet, maximum range 3,500 miles. the Mosquito was armed with four 20mm Hospano cannon in belly and four .303 inch browning machine guns in nose. Coastal strike aircraft had eight 3-inch Rockets under the wings, and one 57mm shell gun in belly. The Mossie at it was known made its first flight on 25th November 1940, and the mosquito made its first operational flight for the Royal Air Force as a reconnaissance unit based at Benson. In early 1942, a modified version (mark II) operated as a night fighter with 157 and 23 squadron's. In April 1943 the first De Haviland Mosquito saw service in the Far east and in 1944 The Mosquito was used at Coastal Command in its strike wings. Bomber Commands offensive against Germany saw many Mosquitos, used as photo Reconnaissance aircraft, Fighter Escorts, and Path Finders. The Mosquito stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1955. and a total of 7781 mosquito's were built.

Mosquito


Latest Mosquito Artwork Releases !
 George Parry joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve before the Second World War broke out, joining No.110 Sqn flying Blenheims as his first post once war was declared.  He completed this tour and after a year in a training squadron, joined No.105 Sqn flying the Mosquito.  Parry led the successful mission to attack the Gestapo HQ in Oslo, and completed his tour with No.105 Sqn in 1943.  He took up various roles in Bomber Command and training squadrons until leaving the RAF in 1947.  He is depicted here in Mosquito Mk.IV GB-G of No.105 Sqn in June 1942, against the backdrop of sunlit cloud tops.  He went on to become an engineer, retiring in 1979 - he had been awarded the Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross and was a Member of the British Empire.  George Parry died in 1999.

Tribute to George Parry by Ivan Berryman.
 Mosquito HP926 SB-C <i>Charlie</i> of No.464 Sqn RAAF gets airborne from Hunsdon on 28th February 1944.  The crew, Flying Officer David Avery RNZAF and Warrant Officer Leslie Brodie RAAF are shown embarking on what would be an eventful 'Noball' mission over France.  The aircraft was damaged by flak with sections of the tailplane and rudder shot away, but with remarkable skill, Flying Officer Avery wrestled the aircraft back across the Channel.  The doomed Mosquito was aimed back towards the sea before the crew took to their parachutes near Chichester, and it crashed harmlessly.

Charlie Safely Off by Ivan Berryman.
As part of Operation Noball on 28th February 1944, De Havilland Mosquito FB MkVI HP926 was severely damaged by flak over northern France, the explosion ripping away sections of the tailplane and rudder. Using all his skills and experience, F/O David Avery managed to wrestle the crippled aircraft back across the English Channel before he and his Navigator W/O Leslie Brodie baled out over southern England, having turned the aircraft back toward the sea, where it crashed harmlessly.

In the Lap of the Gods by Ivan Berryman.
 Arriving on the island of Malta in the final days of 1942, the De Havilland Mosquitoes of 23 Sqn were soon in action defending the skies around this strategically crucial island and carrying out intruder missions against ground targets as far away as southern Italy. Three of 23 Sqn's  FB.VIs are depicted here: HJ675 (V), piloted by Fl Lt P W Rabone (9 victories), DD687 (E), flown by Sqn Ldr N J 'Jackie' Starr (5 victories) and DZ230 (A), the aircraft of Wing Commander Peter Wykeham-Barnes (14 + 3 shared).

Aces All - Tribute to the Pilots and Crews of 23 Sqn, Malta, 1943 by Ivan Berryman.

Mosquito Artwork Collection



De Havilland Mosquito FBVI HX922 EG-F. by M A Kinnear.


Operation Jericho, the Jail Breakers by Gerald Coulson.


Shining the Way (Mosquito) by Ivan Berryman.


Night Raiders by Ivan Berryman.


Breakout. Amiens Raid by Mosquitos by Ivan Berryman.


Destination Amiens by Ivan Berryman.


Knockout Blow by Ivan Berryman.


The Mosquito's Sting by Ivan Berryman.


Mosquito Attack on U-2359 by Jason Askew. (P)


Prowler's Return by Ivan Berryman.


Clipped Signature - Sir Ivor Broom.


Clipped Signature - Tommy Broom.


Clipped Signature - Edward Crew.


Clipped Signature - John Ellacombe.


Clipped Signature - Ted Sismore.


Clipped Signature - 'Laddie' Lucas.


Clipped Signature - Iain Hutchinson.


Clipped Signature - Robert Bray.


Clipped Signature - Ron Curtis.


Clipped Signature - Ray Harrington.


Clipped Signature - Vivian Snell.


Clipped Signature - Bert Winwood.


Clipped Signature - Bertie Boulter.


Clipped Signature - Bob Wadsworth.


Clipped Signature - David Shannon.


Clipped Signature - Pat Fillingham.


Clipped Signature - Sir John Gingell.


Return From Leipzig by Anthony Saunders.


A Moment's Peace by Ivan Berryman.


Mosquito Attack by Graeme Lothian.

Liberation from Amiens by Tim Fisher.


Mosquito Bite by Geoff Lea. (P)


Pathfinder Force by Philip West.


Mosquito Pathfinders by Philip West.


Shell House Raiders by Ivan Berryman.


Lone Hunter by Nicolas Trudgian.


A De Havilland Beauty by Ivan Berryman.

Low Level Strike - 1943 by Gerald Coulson.


Cloud Companions by Robert Taylor.


Mosquito into Attack by Robert Taylor


Night Intruder by Robert Taylor.


Rangers on the Rampage by Robert Taylor.


Mosquito Attack by Philip West.

Night Hawks by Philip West.

Wings of Dawn by Philip West.


Low Level Raiders by Keith Woodcock.

Mosquitos Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian.


Trainbusters by Nicolas Trudgian.


Banff Raiders by Stephen Brown.


Low Flying Mosquito by John Young.


Mission by Moonlight by Gerald Coulson.


Top Dog by Robert Taylor.


Rover Patrol by Richard Taylor


Mosquito Coast by Stephen Brown.


Dawn of a Legend by Stephen Brown.


Vital Support by Robert Taylor.

Twos Company by Philip West.


Ready for Action by Philip West.


Time To Go by Philip West.


Sunday Afternoon by Geoffrey R Herickx.


Moonlight Serenade by Troy White.


Mosquito - The Wooden Wonder of Salisbury Hall by Robert Tomlin. (AP)


The Jericho Boys by Ivan Berryman.


Night Hunters by Anthony Saunders.


Dangerous Coast by Robert Taylor.


Tribute to 488 Sqn RNZAF by Ivan Berryman.


Strike on Berlin by Anthony Saunders.


Royal Air Force WW2 Aircraft Triptych by Barry Price.


Devastating Strike by Robert Taylor.


Return of the Pathfinders by Anthony Saunders.


The Attack on Kleykamp Villa by Ivan Berryman.


Never Say Die by Ivan Berryman. (PC)


Day Ranger to Grove by Ivan Berryman. (PC)


Aces All - Tribute to the Pilots and Crews of 23 Sqn, Malta, 1943 by Ivan Berryman.


In the Lap of the Gods by Ivan Berryman.


Charlie Safely Off by Ivan Berryman.


Tribute to George Parry by Ivan Berryman.


Overture to Overlord by David Pentland


Home Run by Gerald Coulson.


Country Life 43 by Gerald Coulson.


De Haviland Mosquito by Gerald Coulson.


Mosquito Sting by Michael Turner.


Photo Reconnaissance Mosquito by Ivan Berryman.


Home Again by Ivan Berryman.


Mosquitos by Keith Woodcock.


Mosquito Coast by M A Kinnear.


Mosquito by Frank Wootton.


Prelude to Peace by Ronald Wong.


Mosquitos at Dusk by Nicolas Trudgian.


De Havilland Mosquito by Barry Price.

Mosquito by Barry Price.

Mosquito Aces of World War Two.

De Havilland Mosquito - The Best British Multi-Role Combat Aircraft of the Second World War.

The Rail Strike by Robin Smith.

Thunder at Dawn by Robin Smith.


Broken Silence by Robert Taylor.


The Berlin Express by Stuart Brown.


Those Nagging Mosquitoes by Stan Stokes.


Mosquito Poster by P Oliver.

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