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De Havillands Mosquito is a legendary airplane Conceived in 1938 as a high speed unarmed bomber its adaptability saw it used as a nightfighter bomber photoreconnaissance airplane high speed courier aircraft target marker and antishipping strike aircraft Built mainly from wood the design team produced a masterpiece
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The Wooden Wonder the nickname of one of the finest and most elegant airplanes to have been developed during Word War II Apart from being very fast and versatile the Mosquito had the added bonus of wooden construction this was of great significance during the early wartime years when Britains defense industry was running short of raw materials and skills to manufacture in steel and alloy Working with wood utilized a large body of hitherto underemployed skilled carpenters and wood was more readily available than metal The first Mosquito to join the Royal Air Force was a photoreconnaissance Mk I in 1941 It soon became apparent that there was great potential in this Merlinpowered design and before the War had ended it was flying as a fast light bomber a night fighter and a pathfinder on night bombing raids deep into Germany Over 7500 aircraft were built
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This first of two volumes on de Havillands Wooden Wonder covers the nightfighter and fighterbomber variants of the deadly Mosquito The development of the multirole Mosquito from its original bomber and photoreconnaissance operational function to that of a nightfighter and fighterbomber configuration was initiated by the latent threat of a renewal of the 194041 Blitz Over the ensuing years of WWII the Mosquito attacked the enemy with sorties across a 24hour time span challenging the GermannbspNachtjagdnbspwith aerial interceptions as well as attacks onnbspLuftwaffe airfields Pinpoint assaults on specialist targets was another aspect of Mosquito fighterbomber operations whose destructive effect on the Axis was constantly felt Also covered are the Mosquitos operations with the Fleet Air Arm as well as postwar use Part of the Legends of Warfare seriesnbsp
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The de Havilland DH98 Mosquito was a British multirole combat aircraft with a twoman crew that served during and after the Second World War It was one of few operational frontline aircraft of the era constructed almost entirely of wood and was nicknamed The Wooden Wonder The Mosquito was also known affectionately as the Mossie to its crews Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber the Mosquito was adapted to roles including low to mediumaltitude daytime tactical bomber highaltitude night bomber pathfinder day or night fighter fighterbomber intruder maritime strike aircraft and fast photoreconnaissance aircraft It was also used by the British Overseas Airways Corporation BOAC as a fast transport to carry small highvalue cargoes to and from neutral countries through enemycontrolled airspace A single passenger could be carried in the aircrafts bomb bay which was adapted for the purpose
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The first volume in the two volume set traces the history of the Mosquito from its first flight in November 1940 through to its production and many variants The aircrafts varied postwar uses are outlined in roles ranging from oil prospecting and air racing to aerial survey Told in pictures with extended captions and two colour sections this reprinted volume 1 combines with the new volume 2 to present over 1000 photographs making them essential reading for any Mosquito enthusiast
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De Havillands Mosquito was conceived in 1938 as a high speed unarmed bomber built mainly from wood Its adaptability saw it as a night fighter bomber photoreconnaissance aeroplane high speed courier aircraft target marker and antishipping strike aircraft This is the story of the Mosquitos design and development its operational use with both the RAF and USAAF and of its production in the United Kingdom Canada and Australia Appendices list the many variants production totals and nightfighter kills This volume contains many rare and unpublished photographs
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The de Havilland DH98 Mosquito was a British multirole combat aircraft with a twoman crew that served during and after the Second World War It was one of few operational frontline aircraft of the era constructed almost entirely of wood and was nicknamed The Wooden Wonder The Mosquito was also known affectionately as the Mossie to its crews Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber the Mosquito was adapted to roles including low to mediumaltitude daytime tactical bomber highaltitude night bomber pathfinder day or night fighter fighterbomber intruder maritime strike aircraft and fast photoreconnaissance aircraft It was also used by the British Overseas Airways Corporation BOAC as a fast transport to carry small highvalue cargoes to and from neutral countries through enemycontrolled airspace A single passenger could be carried in the aircrafts bomb bay which was adapted for the purpose
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Traces the fascinating development of the Mosquito from its construction to operational fighter and bomber in frontline Operational Training Ferry and Maintenance Units
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The de Havilland Aircraft Company was founded in 1920 but had its origins with the first steps in biplane design made by Geoffrey de Havilland who in 1908 left his job with the Motor Omnibus Construction Company to embark on a career as an aeroplane designer During the First World War his DH 4 bomber design was supplied in hundreds to both the Royal Flying Corps and the United States Army Air Service A DH4 variant was also the first aeroplane to provide a passenger service between Paris and London The tradition built on the reputation of de Havillands work during the First World War also provided the foundation for some of the most popular aircraft for civil and military aviation the DH60 G Gipsy Moth the DH71 Tiger Moth the DH98 Mosquito light bomber and the DH106 Comet are all storied names in the history of British aviation The story that unfolds in these pages also includes the tragic death of Geoffrey de Havillands son Geoffrey Jr a test pilot killed flying the De Havilland DH108 The late A J Jackson had a particular affection for de Havilland aircaft and was particularly fond of flying Tiger Moths He is also the author of Avro Aircraft since 1908 and Blackburn Aircraft since 1909 both Putnam
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The de Havilland Aircraft Company was founded in 1920 but had its origins with the first steps in biplane design made by Geoffrey de Havilland who in 1908 left his job with the Motor Omnibus Construction Company to embark on a career as an aeroplane designer During the First World War his DH 4 bomber design was supplied in hundreds to both the Royal Flying Corps and the United States Army Air Service A DH4 variant was also the first aeroplane to provide a passenger service between Paris and London The tradition built on the reputation of de Havillands work during the First World War also provided the foundation for some of the most popular aircraft for civil and military aviation the DH60 G Gipsy Moth the DH71 Tiger Moth the DH98 Mosquito light bomber and the DH106 Comet are all storied names in the history of British aviation The story that unfolds in these pages also includes the tragic death of Geoffrey de Havillands son Geoffrey Jr a test pilot killed flying the De Havilland DH108 The late A J Jackson had a particular affection for de Havilland aircaft and was particularly fond of flying Tiger Moths He is also the author of Avro Aircraft since 1908 and Blackburn Aircraft since 1909 both Putnam
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The Avro Shackleton was the final extension of a design idea that had been at the heart of Britains most successful wartime heavy bomber the Lancaster The Shackleton owned much of its design to the Lancaster and its relatives but it was designed not for bombing but for maritime reconnaissance Barry Jones history of this fascinating and popular aircraft looks at the entire history of the Shackleton and its service with the RAF and foreign air forces Tracing its lineage back to Avro designs of World War Two and the history of maritime reconnaissance aircraft and Coastal Command even further Avro Shackleton will be welcomed by all fans of this great aircraft and of maritime aviation in general
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In 1945 the Allies returned home with much technical information from German research concerning jet engines and swept wings Though the USAAF had already deployed an early batch of jet fighters Lockheed P80 Shooting Stars to Italy in 1945 their centrifugalflow engines had limited scope for further development compared with the axialflow engines used by the Germans Also it was obvious that a new breed of airframes was needed to take advantage of the huge power increase offered by jet engines the answer was the swept wing carefully coupled with a blended fuselage This second volume of Kev Darlings history of American prototype and experimental aircraft tells the full story of these fascinating aircraft from the primitive jets of the immediate postwar period to the F22 and F23 stealth fighters that represent the pinnacle of modern warplane design
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The British Aircraft Corporation was formed from The Bristol Aeroplane Company English Electric VickersArmstrong and Hunting in 1960 In its short seventeenyear life the British Aircraft Corporation built some of the most important aircraft and missiles of the 1960s 1970s and beyond its bestknown products included the Jaguar and Tornado warplanes Rapier missile and OneEleven airliner It was also responsible for the stillborn TSR2 strike aircraft the 1965 cancellation of which remain controversial to this day Most famously the AngloFrench Concorde supersonic airliner came from the BAC stable BAC was subsumed into British Aerospace now BAE Systems in 1977 but many of its products remain in service to this day This book tells their complete story
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Consolidateds B24 Liberator was one of the most costly and complicated aircraft produced by the US during WWII It was produced in greater numbers than any other US bomber 19000 were built and served all over the globe as a bomber transport and longrange antisubmarine aircraft This is a detailed examination of the design development and use of the B24 the backbone of the USAAF bombing offensive during WWII Extensively illustrated with over 200 archive photographs Exceptional
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The Avro Shackleton was the final extension of a design idea that had been at the heart of Britains most successful wartime heavy bomber the Lancaster The Shackleton owned much of its design to the Lancaster and its relatives but it was designed not for bombing but for maritime reconnaissance Barry Jones history of this fascinating and popular aircraft looks at the entire history of the Shackleton and its service with the RAF and foreign air forces Tracing its lineage back to Avro designs of World War Two and the history of maritime reconnaissance aircraft and Coastal Command even further Avro Shackleton will be welcomed by all fans of this great aircraft and of maritime aviation in general
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In the years prior to World War I George Holt Thomas was an active supporter of aviation development and a promoter of its military potential The pace of development saw him employing a young and talented aircraft designer by the name of Geoffrey de Havilland and the aircraft they produced went on to make history In this book the author tells the story of Airco the Aircraft Manufacturing Company and of its range of products including the DH4 and DH9a designs
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