The wooden wonder plane that defied traditional aircraft design

Back in WWII, the Royal Air Force needed a new plane that could do basically anything. The DH 98 Mosquito was the answer they ...
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Combat-veteran de Havilland Mosquito under restoration in New Zealand

For over 10 years now, New Zealand has been at the forefront of restoring airworthy examples of the legendary de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito WWII multirole aircraft, and we at Vintage Aviation News have ...
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De Havilland DH-98 B/TT Mk. 35 Mosquito

Click to open image viewer. Officials in the British Air Ministry vehemently resisted building it, but from the day production finally began in 1941 until the war ended, the Royal Air Force never had ...
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How Britain’s Wooden “Mosquito” Fighter Terrorized Nazi Germany

A critical advantage to the Mosquito’s wooden construction was its relatively light weight—giving it a fantastic top speed of 415 miles per hour. During World War II, the Allied nations had different ...