DH.98 Mosquito In Action
(Softcover)
SS10250

By Ron Mackay

A World War II forerunner of the modern, multi-role combat
aircraft, the De Havilland Mosquito was conceived as a fast,
light warplane that could out run and out climb enemy aircraft,
and therefore could dispense with heavy armament. Known as the
“Wooden Wonder,” the Mosquito was constructed almost entirely of
wood and, when it entered production in 1941, was one of the
fastest aircraft in the world. The Mosquito made its debut in its

first widespread role as a fast, high-altitude photo
reconnaissance (PR) aircraft, a job it continued to perform until

the end of WWII. American General “Hap” Arnold requested and
received a number of Mosquitos for use by the U.S. Army Air
Forces. Meanwhile, the versatility of the Mosquito led the Light
Night Strike Force (LNSF) to begin employing the wooden craft
alongside heavy bombers for raids over the Reich. Mosquitos
dropped 4,000-pound “Cookie” bombs in lightning raids inside the
German homeland, in a de-facto pay back for the German Blitz, and

Mosquito Fighter Bombers (FB) carried out strikes on German
security points and U-Boats. In addition to operations over
Nazi-occupied Europe. Meanwhile, British RAF and Australian RAAF
crews took the multi-role Mosquito into combat against the
Japanese in the South East Asian theatre.

Get an up-close but comprehensive look at the De Havilland
Mosquito with this new title, illustrated with more than 180
photographs, two dozen of them in color, plus a table, color
profiles, and detailed line drawings. 80 pages.

ISBN = 978-0-89747-851-9