de Havilland Mosquito
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The de Havilland Mosquito was a fast, versatile British World War II combat aircraft, nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder" for its largely wooden construction and use in roles ranging from bomber and fighter to reconnaissance.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| de Havilland Mosquito canonical | 35 |
| De Havilland Mosquito | 4 |
| de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito | 3 |
| Mosquito B Mk IV | 1 |
| Mosquito F Mk II | 1 |
| Mosquito FB Mk VI | 1 |
| Mosquito PR Mk XVI | 1 |
| de Havilland Mosquito (night fighter role) | 1 |
| de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bomber | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aircraft
ⓘ
multirole combat aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine military aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeType | monocoque wooden fuselage ⓘ |
| armamentOptions |
bombs
ⓘ
cannons ⓘ machine guns ⓘ rockets ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedBy |
C. T. Wilkins
ⓘ
R. E. Bishop ⓘ |
| designPhilosophy | high speed instead of defensive armament ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1940-11-25 ⓘ |
| firstOperationalUnit | No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF ⓘ |
| introduced | 1941 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | de Havilland Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately 400 mph ⓘ |
| nickname | Wooden Wonder ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Battle of Berlin (air campaign)
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin daylight raids by RAF
Operation Jericho ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
de Havilland Mosquito
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mosquito B Mk IV
de Havilland Mosquito self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mosquito FB Mk VI
Mosquito NF Mk II ⓘ de Havilland Mosquito self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mosquito PR Mk XVI
|
| numberBuilt | over 7,700 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| powerplant |
Rolls-Royce Merlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Rolls‑Royce Merlin V12 engine
|
| primaryUsers |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1941–1950 ⓘ |
| range | approximately 1,500 miles ⓘ |
| retired | 1963 ⓘ |
| role |
fast bomber
ⓘ
fighter‑bomber ⓘ maritime strike aircraft ⓘ night fighter ⓘ pathfinder bomber ⓘ photo‑reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 37,000 ft ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti‑shipping strikes
ⓘ
electronic warfare and intruder missions ⓘ low‑level precision bombing ⓘ pathfinding for heavy bombers ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
De Havilland Mosquito
this entity surface form:
Mosquito B Mk IV
this entity surface form:
Mosquito FB Mk VI
this entity surface form:
Mosquito PR Mk XVI
this entity surface form:
de Havilland Mosquito (night fighter role)
this entity surface form:
De Havilland Mosquito
this entity surface form:
De Havilland Mosquito
this entity surface form:
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
this entity surface form:
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
this entity surface form:
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
this entity surface form:
de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bomber
this entity surface form:
Mosquito F Mk II
this entity surface form:
De Havilland Mosquito
subject surface form:
No. 2 Group RAF
subject surface form:
No. 29 Squadron RAF
subject surface form:
No. 2 Squadron RAF