Wooden Wonder
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Wooden Wonder is the famous nickname of the de Havilland Mosquito, a fast and versatile British World War II combat aircraft notable for its largely wooden construction.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wooden Wonder canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | aircraft nickname ⓘ |
| appliesTo | British World War II combat aircraft ⓘ |
| appliesToAircraftRole |
fighter-bomber
ⓘ
intruder aircraft ⓘ maritime strike aircraft ⓘ night fighter ⓘ pathfinder bomber ⓘ photo-reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| appliesToAircraftType |
medium bomber
ⓘ
twin-engine monoplane ⓘ |
| appliesToVariantFamily |
Mosquito bomber variants
ⓘ
Mosquito fighter variants ⓘ Mosquito maritime strike variants ⓘ Mosquito night-fighter variants ⓘ Mosquito reconnaissance variants ⓘ |
| associatedWithAirForce |
Royal Australian Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ South African Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| associatedWithConstructionTechnique |
moulded plywood sandwich structure
ⓘ
use of non-strategic materials in wartime ⓘ |
| associatedWithDesigner |
Geoffrey de Havilland
ⓘ
Ronald Bishop ⓘ |
| associatedWithDesignPhilosophy | speed in place of defensive armament ⓘ |
| associatedWithEngineConfiguration | twin-engined aircraft ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | 1940s military aviation ⓘ |
| associatedWithManufacturer | de Havilland Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheatre |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific theatre of World War II
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic World War II aircraft nickname
ⓘ
symbol of British wartime ingenuity ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from aircraft’s wooden construction and impressive performance ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
one of the fastest operational aircraft of World War II
ⓘ
successful multi-role combat aircraft ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| materialCharacteristic |
plywood construction
ⓘ
wooden airframe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high speed
ⓘ
largely wooden construction ⓘ versatility ⓘ |
| refersTo | de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ |
| usedByMilitaryForce | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor |
long-range reconnaissance missions
ⓘ
low-level attack missions ⓘ night interception of enemy aircraft ⓘ precision bombing raids ⓘ |
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