The very first Mosquito is still with us! Prototype - Seriel No W4050 lives at it's original home at the De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre at London Colney, Hertfordshire.
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A nice in air study of a 105 Sqdn Mosquito B Mk IV |
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105 Squadron 'erks' bomb up an unknown Mossie with 4 x 250 pounder bombs in 1943 |
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| Fantastic line up of unmarked pristine new Mosquitos. |  |
| With engines started these 105 Squadron Mosquitos await the signal to take off on another low level pin point attack. |  |
A very early 105 Squadron Mossie still waits for it's squadron code GB N to be painted on. This Mosquito flew it's first operational mission on 31st May 1942 and was lost over Bremen on 19th Aug 1942. |
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Dec 6th 1942 - RAF Bomber Command flies Operation OYSTER, a special raid carried out by all of the operational day-bomber squadrons in No. 2 Group. Their targets are the Philips radio and valve (electron tube) factories in the town of Eindhoven. Ninety three aircraft take part in the raid, 47 Venturas Mk. Is of RAF No. 21, RAAF No. 464 and RNZAF No. 487 Squadrons, 36 Boston IIIs of Nos. 88, 107, and 226 Squadrons and ten Mosquito Mk. IVs of No.105 and No.139 Squadrons 83 aircraft actually bomb.One of the Mosquitos is a photographic aircraft. |
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Wartime newsreel introducing the De Havilland Mosquito to the US public. |
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Very rare colour photo of 105 Squadron Mosquitos in flight.. |
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Wing Commander John de Lacy Wooldridge took over command of 105 Squadron on 17th March 1943. 25 year old 'Dim' Wooldridge was already a veteren of 73 bomber missions, was a talented music composer and academic.He had to speak to Bomber Harris in person to be allowed back in an operational squadron. In the background is a photo of his actress wife Margaretta. |
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139 Mosquito Squadron operated from the same base as 105 Squadron at RAF Marham and often shared aircraft. F/L Ted Sismore and W/C Reggie Reynolds of 139 Sqdn about to set off on the Jena raid 27th May 1943. Eight 105 Sqdn and six 139 Sqdn Mossies took part on this long range low level attack on the Zeiss Optical Works. |
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The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British combat aircraft that excelled in a number of roles during the Second World War. Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber, uses of the Mosquito included: low to medium altitude daytime tactical bomber, high altitude night bomber, pathfinder, day or night fighter, fighter-bomber, intruder, maritime strike and photo reconnaissance aircraft. It was also used as the basis for a single-seat heavy fighter, . The Mosquito was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also known as "The Wooden Wonder" or "The Timber Terror" as the bulk of the aircraft was made of laminated plywood.
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