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    The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. Unusual in that its airframe...
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    the wooden construction techniques that had been pioneered by the de Havilland Mosquito. Development of the Hornet had started during the Second World War...
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  • aircraft; the wooden World War II Mosquito multirole aircraft; and the pioneering passenger jet airliner Comet. The de Havilland company became a member of the...
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    prototype and restoration shops for the de Havilland Mosquito and now also includes several examples of the de Havilland Vampire – the third operational jet...
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  • of intruder operations. Of the more than 7,000 Mosquitoes produced overall by de Havilland, de Havilland Canada produced 1,134. Some 500 were delivered...
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    The de Havilland Mosquito was a British light bomber that served in many roles during and after the Second World War. Mosquito-equipped squadrons performed...
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  • The following are operators of the de Havilland Mosquito: Royal Australian Air Force No. 1 Squadron RAAF No. 87 Squadron RAAF No. 94 Squadron RAAF No...
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  • The de Havilland Mosquito is a British two-engine multi-role combat aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied air forces during World War...
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    Schnellbomber of the war was the bomber version of the British de Havilland Mosquito. It retained a speed advantage over its enemies for much of the...
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    Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, OM, CBE, AFC, RDI, FRAeS (27 July 1882 – 21 May 1965) was an English aviation pioneer and aerospace engineer. The aircraft...
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    flying, of every de Havilland prototype, including the de Havilland Mosquito and the de Havilland Vampire. On 11 April 1939, de Havilland and John Cunningham...
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  • Mozzie may refer to: De Havilland Mosquito, a World War II combat aircraft Mozzie (White Collar), a character in the comedy drama series A Rainbow Six...
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    pilots in the de Havilland company, he was released from service and joined his father's firm. During a test flight of a de Havilland Mosquito Mark VI, flying...
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  • (RAF) Curtiss Kittyhawk and Tomahawk (RAF) de Havilland Mosquito (RAF) night fighter & fighter-bomber de Havilland Vampire (RAF) prototype jet fighter Douglas...
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  • faked sabotage at De Havilland Factory was a successful British deception operation of the Second World War at the De Havilland Mosquito aircraft factory...
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    long-range medium bomber aircraft. When new aircraft, such as the de Havilland Mosquito, a twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft became available, 8 Group...
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    the de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover. The development team for the Dove was headed by Ronald Bishop, the creator of the de Havilland Mosquito, a wartime...
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    Second World War pilot crashes a de Havilland Mosquito on the Burma plain and struggles to survive. Two flying Mosquito PR.34s from No. 81 Squadron RAF...
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    The de Havilland DH100 Vampire is a British jet fighter which was developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was the second jet...
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    Operation Jericho (category De Havilland Mosquito)
    ISBN 1-84415-333-9. Bowman, M. W. (2012). Mosquito Missions: RAF and Commonwealth De Havilland Mosquitos. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation. ISBN 978-1-78383-005-3...
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    ply-balsa-ply sandwich construction of its fuselage, later used in the de Havilland Mosquito bomber. Another unique feature was a cooling system for the air-cooled...
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  • the Mosquitos took part. The Royal Air Force (RAF) begins attacking German V-1 flying bomb installations in early summer of 1944. The de Havilland Mosquito...
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  • The People's Mosquito is a charity based in the United Kingdom which aims to restore a de Havilland Mosquito, serial RL249, to airworthiness, which would...
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  • longtime engineer at the aviation firm de Havilland and worked on the production and development of the de Havilland Mosquito. Hare was born in Radlett, Hertfordshire...
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  • Texan trainer when used as a combat aircraft Mosquito, a GWR Metropolitan Class locomotive de Havilland Mosquito, a British Second World War aircraft Focke-Wulf...
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  • strike operations using Supermarine Spitfires, Douglas Bostons and de Havilland Mosquitoes. It was also the home of the Free French Squadron (Lorraine). During...
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    C3/N Avro Canada CF-100 de Havilland Mosquito NF 36/38 de Havilland Sea Hornet NF 21 de Havilland Vampire NF 10/54 de Havilland Venom NF 2/2A/3/51/54...
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  • Pat Fillingham (category De Havilland)
    the de Havilland company. Fillingham flew 120 different types of aircraft during his career including all variants of the de Havilland Mosquito. Fillingham...
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  • Ronald Eric Bishop (category De Havilland Mosquito)
    chief designer of the de Havilland Mosquito, one of the most famous aircraft of the Second World War. He also designed the de Havilland Comet jetliner of...
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    the Bristol Beaufighter (developed from a torpedo bomber), and de Havilland Mosquito (developed from an unarmed fast bomber). The Beaufighter MkV had...
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