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Undoubtedly one of the greatest and most versatile aircraft of WW2, the Mosquito was also the world’s first true multi-role combat aircraft. Designed by a company with no previous experience in producing high-performance military aircraft, de Havilland managed to produce a timeless classic. The Mosquitoes, versatility saw the aircraft operating in a variety of roles including as a pure unarmed bomber, a heavily armed fighter-bomber, rocket and heavy cannon armed anti-shipping aircraft, radar-equipped night-fighter, an unarmed recce aircraft, met, trainer and finally as a target tug. From the PR.1 to the T.43, there was not a role the Mosquito could not be adapted to carry out; the aircraft was even modified for light transport work both during and after the war. What also set the Mosquito apart from the rest was that it performed every role well. The combination of a superb aircraft and a good crew, of which there were many, saw the Mosquito reach legendary status during its service; this was not an accolade that was placed upon it by post-war historians. The raids that the Mosquito took part in broke all records for distance, time and bomb load, not to mention the accuracy with wh

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Author

Martyn Chorlton (editor)

Publisher

Kelsey Publishing Ltd.

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781907426599

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Military History, Humanities