De Havilland Mosquito Aircraft

Mosquito NF.II, 456 Sqn RAF. Copyright: Arvo Vercamer

Production Details

Design Company:

The de Havilland Aircraft Co. Ltd, Hatfield and Leavesden Aerodromes, Herts and Hawarden Aerodrome Chester

First Flight:

25 November 1940

Mosquito Prototypes:

6 - de Havilland

Mosquito PR.I:

9 - de Havilland

Mosquito NF.II:

604 - de Havilland

Mosquito T.III:

348 - de Havilland

Mosquito FB, F, and PR.IV:

305 - de Havilland

Mosquito FB.VI:

1218 - de Havilland 1066 - Standard 57 - Airspeed

Mosquito B.VII and F-8 :

25 and 40 - Canada

Mosquito FB.VIII:

3 - de Havilland

Mosquito B and PR.IX:

119 - de Havilland

Mosquito NF.XII and NF.XIII:

98 and 269 - de Havilland

Mosquito B and PR.XVI:

868 - de Havilland

Mosquito NF.XVII and FB.XVIII:

98 and 15 - de Havilland

Mosquito NF.XIX:

251 - de Havilland

Mosquito B.XX:

245 - Canada

Mosquito FB.21, T.22 and FB.24 :

3, 4 and 1 - Canada

Mosquito B.25:

400 - Canada

Mosquito FB.26:

338 - Canada

Mosquito T.27 :

50 - Canada

Mosquito NF.30 :

528 - de Havilland

Mosquito TR.33 and PR.34 :

50 and 181 - de Havilland

Mosquito B.35 :

242 - de Havilland

Mosquito NF.36 :

162 - de Havilland

Mosquito TF.37 and NF.38 :

14 and 101 - de Havilland

Mosquito FB.40:

212 - Australia

Mosquito PR.41 and T.43:

28 and 22 - Australia

Type Specification

Applies to:

de Havilland DH98 Mosquito PR.XVI

Type:

High performance photographic reconnaissance monoplane

Wing:

Mid wing cantilever monoplane. One piece wing with slightly swept-back leading edge and sharply tapered trailing edge. All wood structure with plywood skin

Fuselage:

Oval section all wood structure

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type. All wood structure with plywood covered fixed surfaces and fabric covered rudder and elevators

Landing Gear:

Retractable type. Each unit consists of a pair of legs carrying between them one large wheel. Units are retracted into the tails of the engine nacelles. Retractable tailwheel

Power Plant:

Two Rolls-Royce Merlin 72 / 73 twelve cylinder liquid cooled engines driving DH three bladed constant speed airscrews

Accommodation:

Side by side seating for crew of two in nose with pilot on port side

Span:

54 ft 2 in

Length:

44 ft 6 in

Height:

12 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

454 sq ft

Tare:

14,635 lb

All-up:

22,350 lb

Maximum Speed:

415 mph

Initial Climb:

2,900 ft/min

Ceiling:

38,500 ft

Range:

2,450 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Mosquito I:

W4050 - De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, London Colney - Restoration

Mosquito NF.II:

HJ711 - Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington - Restoration

Mosquito FB.VI:

TA122 - De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, London Colney - Restoration

Mosquito TT.35:

TA634 - De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, London Colney - Display TA639 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford - Display TA719 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford Aerodrome - Display TJ118 - De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre, London Colney - Fuselage TJ138 - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Display

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