NAME | DESCRIPTION |
De Havilland Mosquito | The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, shoulder-winged, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the “Wooden Wonder”, or “Mossie”. Lord Beaverbrook, Minister of Aircraft Production, nicknamed it “Freeman’s Folly”, alluding to Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Freeman, who defended Geoffrey de Havilland and his design concept against orders to scrap the project.[6] In 1941, it was one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world |
SERIAL NUMBER | NAME OF MUSEUM | CITY | STATE/COUNTRY |
RS712 | EAA ADVENTURE | OSHKOSH | WISCONSIN |
PLANES OF FAME | CHINO | CALIFORNIA | |
W4050 | DEHAVILAND AIRCRAFT MUSEUM | LONDON CONLEY | UNITED KINGDOM |
KB336 | CANADA AVIATION AND SPACE MUSEUM | OTTOWA | ONTARIO |
TV959 | FLYING HERITAGE AND COMBAT ARMOR MUSEUM | EVERETT | WASHINGTON |
RK952 | Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History | BRUSSELS | BELGIUM |
RS709 | WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE MUSEUM | DAYTON | OHIO |
TA719 | IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM | DUXFORD, CAMBRIDGESHIRE | UNITED KINGDOM |
TA639 | ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM | COSFORD , SHROPSHIRE | UNITED KINGDOM |
SPECIFICATIONS | DESCRIPTION |
STATUS | FLYABLE |
MANUFACTURER | DE HAVILIAND |
YEAR | 1963 |
MODEL | DE HAVILIAND MOSQUITO |
CREW | 2 |
MAX T/O WEIGHT | 25,000 LBS (11,340 KG) |
SPAN | 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m) |
LENGTH | 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) |
HEIGHT | 17 ft 5 in (5.31 m) |
MAXIMUM SPEED | 415 mph (668 km/h, 361 kn) at 28,000 ft (8,500 m) |
CRUISE SPEED | 268 mph (431 km/h) at 22,500 ft (6,900 m). |
RATE OF CLIMB | 2,850 ft/min (14.5 m/s) |
POWERPLANT | 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 76 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1,710 hp (1,280 kW) driving the left propeller |
RANGE | 1,300 mi (2,100 km, 1,100 nmi) |
SERVICE CEILING | 37,000 ft (11,000 m) |
ARMAMENT | Bombs: 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) |