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The de Havilland Mosquito

The History of a Legend
  • ISBN-13: 9781915343239
  • Publisher: SONA BOOKS
    Imprint: SONA BOOKS
  • By Mike Lepine
  • Price: AUD $49.99
  • Stock: 22 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 11/10/2023
  • Format: Hardback (270.00mm X 210.00mm) 144 pages Weight: 800g
  • Categories: Military aircraft [JWMV3]
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Mosquito History of a Legend is a fascinating telling of the development of the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito, a British twin- engined, light bomber introduced during WWII.

This lavishly illustrated book is the ultimate guide to the development of the airplane and the many variants of the Mosquito and the various missions it flew during WWII including in the Battle for Normandy and D Day.

The Mosquito was as fast as the German Luftwaffe fighters that opposed it. Unusual in that its frame was constructed mostly of wood, it was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder"or "Mossie". The Mosquito was often flown in special raids, such as Operation Jericho (an attack on Amiens Prison in early 1944), and precision attacks against military intelligence, security, and facilities such as Gestapo headquarters.

On January 30, 1943, the 10th anniversary of Hitler being made chancellor and the Nazis gaining power, a morning Mosquito attack knocked out the main Berlin broadcasting station while Hermann Goering was speaking, taking his speech off the air.

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