The Airfix De Havilland Mosquito, a 1/24 scale model of the World War II RAF light bomber, is not for the faint-hearted - or the trembly fingered.

De Havilland Mosquito - The Swiss Army Knife of the RAF. The Mosquito was affectionately referred to as “Mossie” or the “Wooden Wonder,” the latter sobriquet due to its predominantly wood ...

From September 21-22, 2024, two rare de Havilland Mosquitos (FB.VI PZ474 and T.43 NZ2308) are set to take the skies at the Central Coast AirFest in Santa Maria, CA, offering a thrilling experience ...

The DH98 de Havilland Mosquito was regarded as the most versatile war plane and was used for fighting, bombing, reconnaissance and pathfinder missions. Image source, de Havilland Aircraft Museum.

The de Havilland Mosquito was known as "The Wooden Wonder", and "The Timber Terror". And the plane has often been hailed as the plane that won the Second World War.

Geoffrey de Havilland Jnr, the son of the manufacturer, first flew the plane at that exact time on 25 November 1940. Museum chairman Alan Brackley said the unveiling was a "wonderful day".

The de Havilland Mosquito was a global work of wood. Balsa from Ecuador, European ash, Pacific Northwest Douglas fir and West Coast sitka spruce all helped create the plane.

Yet, despite famously successful raids and immortalisation by the 1963 Hollywood blockbuster 633 Squadron, no de Havilland Mosquito has flown in British skies for nearly 40 years.

The DH98 de Havilland Mosquito was regarded as the most versatile war plane and was used for fighting, bombing, reconnaissance and pathfinder missions. de Havilland Aircraft Museum.

De Havilland Mosquito – From Unwanted Pest to Hero However, the warbird (yes, I’m using an avian metaphor for a plane named for an invertebrate) had some hurdles to overcome before attaining ...

The plane flown by our shepherd is a Second World War-era de Havilland Mosquito. A 2014 documentary tells the story of Canadian efforts to put one back in the sky.