Mosquito NF Mk II
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The Mosquito NF Mk II was a night fighter variant of the British de Havilland Mosquito, equipped with airborne radar for intercepting enemy aircraft in darkness and poor visibility during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mosquito NF Mk II canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
de Havilland Mosquito variant
ⓘ
night fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| airborneRadar |
AI Mk IV radar
ⓘ
AI Mk V radar ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | wooden monocoque construction ⓘ |
| armament |
four 0.303 in Browning machine guns in the nose
ⓘ
four 20 mm Hispano cannon in the fuselage belly ⓘ |
| basedOn | de Havilland Mosquito fighter variant ⓘ |
| category |
radar-equipped fighter
ⓘ
twin-engine piston aircraft ⓘ |
| conflictTheatre | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| constructionFeature | extensive use of wood to save strategic metals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewComposition | pilot and radar operator ⓘ |
| designedFor |
night interception of enemy aircraft
ⓘ
operations in darkness ⓘ operations in poor visibility ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
de Havilland Mosquito
ⓘ
surface form:
Mosquito F Mk II
|
| engineModel |
Rolls-Royce Merlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce Merlin 21
Rolls-Royce Merlin ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls-Royce Merlin 23
|
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| fuselageType | two-seat cockpit ⓘ |
| introducedAs | early dedicated night fighter version of the Mosquito ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| manufacturer | de Havilland Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Mossie ⓘ |
| notableUse |
defence of the United Kingdom against Luftwaffe night bombing raids
ⓘ
intruder operations over occupied Europe ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatorEnvironment | all-weather night operations ⓘ |
| powerplantConfiguration | twin Rolls-Royce Merlin engines ⓘ |
| primaryRole | night fighter ⓘ |
| propulsion | twin-engine ⓘ |
| radarAntennaType | external aerial arrays on the nose ⓘ |
| radarRole | airborne interception of enemy bombers ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1942 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force Fighter Command
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Fighter Command
RAF night fighter squadrons ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defensive night interception
ⓘ
offensive night operations ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.