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Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:31:59 GMT

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AN ENGLISH BOMBER...THE MOSSIE...ONE BEAUTIFUL AIRCRAFT. WHAT U.S. WARPLANE OF THE ERA WAS THE MOSSIE COMPARABLE TO? TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, I TURNED ON THE CURIOSITY ENGINE, THAT MARVELOUS ICON IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER, THE ONE WITH THE SHERLOCK MAGNIFYING GLASS: http://www.dhmosquito.com/

dhmosquito.com de Havilland Mosquito deHavilland's wooden wonder

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The de Havilland Mosquito distinuished itself as both the worlds fastest operational piston engine aircraft, and the most versatile combat aircraft - built during World War II.

The Mosquito excelled in a variety of roles during World War II, including as day or night fighter, strike fighter-bomber, photo-reconnaissance, pathfinder, intruder, maritime strike, and surprisingly, a few BOAC mailplane variants flew regular nightly services over Nazi-occupied Europe!

It was conceived as a fast twin engined day bomber that could outrun all contemporary fighters.
With no heavy defensive armament to man, the crew was reduced to pilot and navigator so the aircraft was lighter, faster and overall more efficient. de Havilland chose a radical construction technique initially developed for their earlier Comet racer - by utilising a laminated ply and balsa skin formed in concrete moulds by civilian craftsmen, the Mosquito was extremely strong, light, and flexible, yet placed minimal drain on esential materials and skilled-labour during Britains 'darkest hour' in 1940 - 1941.

Powered by a pair of the latest "Merlin XX" two-speed single-stage supercharged engines, three prototypes were built. The first to fly was the bomber prototype W4050 on November 25, 1940 followed by the night fighter model on May 15, 1941 and then the photo-reconnaissance model on June 10, 1941.

Mosquitos were widely used by the RAF Pathfinder Force to mark targets for night-time strategic bombing, and Mosquito bombers hauled a 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) "block-buster" bomb in their internal bomb bay to Berlin at a comparitively fractional cost when compared to the contemporary B-17 or Lancaster running costs and operational-losses.

The Mosquito ended the war with the lowest loss rate of any aircraft in RAF Bomber Command service during WWII. The last RAF Mosquito to remain in operational service was retired in 1956. Total Mosquito production was 7,781 of which 6,710 were built during the war - De Havilland accounted for 5,007 aircraft built in three factories in the UK. Mosquitos were also built by Airspeed Ltd, Percival Aircraft Company and Standard Motors. 1134 Canadian and 212 Australian built Mosquitos were also produced by the Commonwealth. The last Mosquito (NF Mk 38) was completed at Chester in November 1950.

A VISUAL REMINDER OF WORLD WAR TWO...eacalexd@poczta.onet.pl's AOL Pictures Public Gallery

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:52:04 GMT

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Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:00:12 GMT

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THIS IS ONE PHOTO THAT SAYS A LOT IN A NUTSHELL...MY HEART GOES OUT TO THOSE WHO FOUGHT THE WAR THAT MADE ONE VERY BIG DIFFERENCE IN AMERICA'S FUTURE...the men we are losing due to age now each day...a vanishing treasure from America's AAA credit.

WHEN ALL THE GAMES YOU PLAYED WERE WAR GAMES, YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WORLD WAR TWO

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:44:29 GMT

WHEN ALL THE GAMES YOU PLAYED WERE WAR GAMES,...