de Havilland Mosquito
'Barn find' NZ Mosquito to perform first public engine runs
Merlins on ex-John Smith ‘Mossie’ to be powered up at Classic Fighters Omaka show
De Havilland Mosquito coming to Biggin Hill!
As 'FlyPast' was closing for press, news broke that a restored de Havilland Mosquito will be based at and flying from Biggin Hill!
Mosquitos over Malta: vital intelligence-gathering flights for Operation 'Torch'
Without the intelligence obtained by the photo-recce Mosquitos of No 1 PRU, planning the Operation ‘Torch’ landings in North Africa would have been a more difficult proposition
Where do you find the wood for a Mosquito restoration?
Multi-national effort solves supply problem for Calgary museum ‘Mossie’ project
Why de Havilland never produced a turret-equipped Mosquito
The concept of a Mosquito fitted with a turret was a rare dead end in relation to the type
“My pilots loved this beautiful bird” – US Army Air Force Mosquitos
That comment by one unit commander sums up the views of many in the US Army Air Forces on the de Havilland Mosquito, an aircraft that served the AAF in relatively small numbers, but was arguably superior to anything American makers offered
Mosquito strikes in Norwegian waters
Graham Pitchfork describes the attacks of RAF Coastal Command Mosquitos in Norwegian waters during World War Two
Bomber Command raid on Renault plant
Bomber Command’s raid against the Renault works at Billancourt on 3 March 1942 was a pivotal one for several reasons. Not only did it see the first application of new operational techniques under Arthur Harris, but post-strike reconnaissance brought to the fore the outstanding qualities of the new de Havilland Mosquito
The ultimate ‘barn find’? – restored Mosquito comes to life
Thanks to the late John Smith, a de Havilland Mosquito FBVI survived in a New Zealand shed for more than 60 years. Now returned to engine-running condition and displayed in the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, this historical ‘time capsule’ is a tribute to its former owner’s part in the preservation movement
When two RAF Mosquitos brought down three Luftwaffe Ju 88s
Toulouse, the night of January 6, 1944 and Mosquito night fighters were on the prowl over occupied France. Gilles Collaveri details a night that brought an end to three Ju 88s