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De Havilland Mosquito B-Mk.IV
De Havilland Mosquito B-Mk.IV
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| TAMS6106 De Havilland Mosquito B-Mk .IV 1/48 $40.00 |
| The versatile Mosquito stood
with the Spitfire fighter and Lancaster bomber and earned the respect of
British pilots during World War II. In 1939, the De Havilland company
envisioned the plane to be an unarmed high-speed bomber, and had
experience with the Comet, which was a wooden racing plane. Except for
the engine and landing gear, the Mosquito was comprised of wood,
offering strategic advantages. The Air Ministry was reluctant to adopt
the wooden aircraft, but placed orders for 50 planes in March 1940 for
reconnaissance use In November 1940, the Mosquito reached speeds of 630km/h during test flights, demonstrating its potential and quickly promoting additional orders of 150 planes. The Mosquito PR Mk.I reconnaissance plane was first deployed in July 1941; the B Mk.IV bomber started deployment in the Spring of 1942. On May 31, 1942, the Mosquitoes led a daylight raid on Caim. In September 1942, the Gestapo headquarters in Oslo was bombed. German officials delivering a daytime speech in Berlin were attacked on January 30, 1943 These events demonstrated the Mosquito's ability to carry heavy loads and deliver low altitude surprise attacks with accuracy. The camera equipped PR Mk. IV reconnaissance plane discovered the German Battleship Tirpitz in the Artic Circle and scouted V2 rocket facilities. The Mosquitoes performed their duties with minimal losses, displaying their remarkable abilities |
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