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 ...

The Mosquito FB.VI was fitted with de Havilland Propellers 23EX constant speed propellers, which were license-built Hamilton Standard 23E50 Hydromatic propellers.

It makes sense that the documents were found at the Airbus facility; it was a de Havilland factory during the war, but much more recently serviced British Aerospace’s DH.98 Mosquito—the last ...

De Havilland Mosquito Security Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The De Havilland Mosquito, affectionately known as “Mossie” and the “Wooden Wonder,” overcame initial skepticism to ...

But the restoration community in New Zealand had always mused about the legendary, nearly extinct de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito, a former RAF WWII plane made almost entirely from wood.

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. But it also has a strong ...

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 is mostly made out of wood, so putting it back together should be no problem right? Get out the nails and glue … not exactly. Of course, the big, complex fighter plane ...

De Havilland Mosquito aircraft flying in formation in 1943. He said: “He understood the tremendous historic value in these engineering drawings and how useful they could be.

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 ...