De Havilland Mosquito

DH.98 Mosquito
	Mosquito B Mk IV serial DK338 before delivery to 105 Squadron. This aircraft was used on several of 105 Squadron's low-altitude daylight bombing operations during 1943.
Role	Light bomber; Fighter-bomber; Night fighter; Maritime strike aircraft; photo-reconnaissance aircraft;
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	de Havilland Aircraft Company
First flight	25 November 1940[1]
Introduction	15 November 1941[2]
Retired	1963
Status	Retired
Primary users	Royal Air Force; Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Australian Air Force; United States Army Air Forces;
Produced	1940–1950
Number built	7,781[3]
Unit cost	£9,100 (1951) [4]

The De Havilland Mosquito is a British aircraft from the World War II. The Mosquito was a successful design. Originally intended to be a bomber, the type was very fast, could fly a long way and carry heavy loads. Therefore, it was and it was adapted to a number of other roles such as fighter, night fighter, night intruder, attack, reconnaissance and pathfinder.

References

Bowman 2005, p. 8.
"RAF - RAF Timeline 1941". Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
Bowman 2005, p. 163.
Hartley, Keith (2014-11-28). The Political Economy of Aerospace Industries: A Key Driver of Growth and International Competitiveness?. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78254-496-8.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[Bowman_2005,_p._8.-1] Bowman 2005, p. 8.

[2] "RAF - RAF Timeline 1941". Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

[Bowman_2005,_p._163.-3] Bowman 2005, p. 163.

[4] Hartley, Keith (2014-11-28). The Political Economy of Aerospace Industries: A Key Driver of Growth and International Competitiveness?. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78254-496-8.