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The Mosquito Mk.1 first flew in 1940. The design had
been initiated in 1938 but the Air Ministry was unwilling to order a
fighter bomber which was of all-wood construction. When it became
apparent that the war could interrupt supplies of alloys necessary in
aircraft construction, the project was given the go-ahead with the
result that 7,781 Mosquitos in 46 versions were eventually built.
Constructed in Australia and Canada as well as in England, the Mosquito
had an extensive operational career, seeing continuous service from 1941
to 1961. Australian production consisted of the FB.40 (178 built); the
PR.40 (6 built); the Mk.41 (17 built) and the T.43 (11 built). Canadian
production consisted of the B.V11 (25 built); the B.XX (245 built); the
FB.21 (3 built); the T.22 (4 built); the FB.24 (1 built); the B.25 (400
built) and the FB.26 (338 built). British production totaled 6535 of all
variants. Only one flying example remains, a B.35 based in the United
States. The illustration is of a T.3 which unfortunately crashed in
1996.
G-ASKH
c/n u/k
United Kingdom
2 seat bomber first flown in 1945
Engines: 2x 1690hp(1261kW) Rolls-Royce Merlin
Length: 40’11"(12.47m)
Height; 15’3"(4.65m)Wingspan: 54’2"(16.51m)
No.built: 276 Range: 1650miles(2655km)
Cruising speed: 320mph(515kmh) Empty weight: 14,300lb(6486kg)
Maximum take-off weight: 22,300lb(10,115kg)
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