De Havilland Mosquito, Vol. 1 The Night-Fighter and Fighter-Bomber Marques in World War II

Product code 9780764358203

De Havilland


Series Legends of Air Warfare

Publisher/Brand Schiffer

Author Ron Mackay

Format 22 x 22 cm

No. Pages 144

Version Hard cover

Language English

Category Aviationbooks

Subcategory WW2 UK » WW2 UK Aircraft

Availability Product out of stock and no longer available.


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Product description

The first of two volumes on de Havilland's "Wooden Wonder" covers the night-fighter and the fighter-bomber variants of the deadly Mosquito. The development of the multirole Mosquito, from its original bomber and photoreconnaissance operational function to that of a night-fighter and a fighter-bomber configuration, was initiated by the latent threat of a renewal of the 1940-41 "Blitz". Over the ensuing years of WWII, the Mosquito attacked the enemy with sorties across a 24-hour time span, challenging the German Nachtjagd with aerial interceptions, as well as attacks on Luftwaffe airfields. Pinpoint assaults on specialist targets was another aspect of Mosquito fighter-bomber operations, whose destructive effect on the Axis was constantly felt. Also covered are the Mosquito's operations with the Fleet Air Arm, as well as postwar use. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.