De HAVILLAND DH98 MOSQUITO 57
Top left: A formation of Mosquitos speed their
way towards a target. The Mosquito could fly
almost unchallenged over Europe, day or night,
and deliver attacks from rooftop height. It was
behind some of the most stunning raids of the
war – among them the precision operation to
attack the Gestapo headquarters in Oslo, Norway.
Above left: Mosquito night fighter cockpit fitted
with its interception radar to the right. This
example is actually equipped with the
American-designed AI MkX system that was
fitted after the war.
Left: Mosquito FB VI UP-G TA122 was issued to
No 605 Squadron at Coxyde in Belgium on 3 April
- The unit flew Mosquitos from February
1943 and it continued to operate this type until
the end of the war.
Top and right: Another fighter-bomber variant
was the Mosquito FB XVIII (sometimes known as
the Tsetse), which was armed with a single under-
nose Molins ‘6-pounder Class M’ cannon. Armour
was also added within the engine cowlings,
around the nose and under the cockpit floor to
protect the engines and crew from heavily armed
U-boats, the intended primary target of the
Mk XVIII. Two or four 0.303 (7.7mm) Browning
machine guns were retained in the nose and were
used to ‘sight’ the main weapon onto the target.