Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The De Havilland Mosquito, affectionately known as “Mossie” and the “Wooden Wonder,” overcame initial skepticism to become one of WWII’s most versatile and ...

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At de Havilland in 1943, a worker prepares wood strips for a Mosquito hull. Imperial War Museum Conceived as a light bomber, the World War II de Havilland Mosquito was designed to defend itself with ...

A critical advantage to the Mosquito’s wooden construction was its relatively light weight—giving it a fantastic top speed of 415 miles per hour. Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The De ...

The De Havilland Mosquito was unlike any other aircraft of WWII—fast, light, and made of wood. This stunning animation brings ...

De Havilland Aircraft Museum in London Colney has scooped an award from one of its preserved WW2 planes. The popular museum was presented with "Preservationist of the Year", an award by the National ...

Equipped with two powerful Merlin V-12s, the de Havilland Mosquito wings its way across the skies … Wait a minute, one, two, three, four, five … If the Mosquito has V-12s, why are there only five ...

On the list of the most influential aircraft designers of the 20th century, Geoffrey de Havilland is on whatever short list you want to make. From biplanes to passenger jets, he's designed or helped ...

De Havilland engineers and technicians used generally the same techniques to build the Comet, Albatross, and Mosquito wings out of wood and plywood. When they designed and built the fuselage, however, ...

In this episode I look at the massive struggle it took to get the "powers that be" to see that a wooden composite aircraft ...