World of Warbirds on MSN
De Havilland Mosquito, the wooden bomber that carried a 4,000 lb “cookie” and outran German fighters
The Mosquito was designed from day one as a fast, versatile aircraft, and it proved it by carrying everything from blockbuster bombs to a 57mm anti-shipping cannon. This episode covers the Mosquito’s ...
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. Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The De ...
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Wooden death bombers: How Mosquito aircraft risked everything on WWII’s most daring raids
During World War II, the RAF’s lightweight wooden Mosquito bombers carried out deadly precision strikes on far-off targets, ...
UK defence officials have cancelled the Project Mosquito ‘loyal wingman’ technology demonstrator being developed by a team including Spirit AeroSystems Belfast and Northrop Grumman, to instead pursue ...
LONDON—The UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Rapid Capability Office (RCO) has decided not to proceed with the build and flight trials of its £30 million ($37 million) Mosquito Lightweight Affordable Novel ...
Akaer of Brazil is presenting a conceptual twin-engine multi-role aircraft called the Mosquito at the 2019 LAAD Defence & Security exposition that, if developed, would be the company’s first aircraft.
LONDON—A team headed by Spirit Aerosystems will lead the development and demonstration of a low-cost unmanned combat aircraft that could go on to operate as a loyal wingman for the UK’s Typhoon, F-35, ...
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