We all know the de Havilland Mosquito was made mostly of wood, but the whittler in me wants to know what kind. “Which wood?” isn’t an accurate question. “What kinds of wood?” fits the bill better. De ...

The de Havilland Mosquito is mostly made out of wood, so putting it back together should be no problem right? Get out the nails and glue … not exactly. Of course, the big, complex fighter plane mostly ...

September 19th, 1942. Oberleutnant Wilhelm Johnen pushes his Messerschmitt Bf 109G to its absolute limit, engine screaming at ...

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The De Havilland Mosquito, affectionately known as “Mossie” and the “Wooden Wonder,” overcame initial skepticism to become one of WWII’s most versatile and ...

The Paradox of Speed It seems logical that modern fighter jets would be faster than those that flew half a century ago.

Dubbed the “Wooden Wonder”, it fought its way to become the plane that saved Britain during the Second World War. Yet, despite famously successful raids and immortalisation by the 1963 Hollywood ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Officials in the British Air Ministry ...

Nicknamed the “Wooden Wonder” for its timber airframe, it was as loved by RAF crews as it was feared by the enemy. Yet of the four British combat aircraft that attained iconic status during the Second ...

Built almost entirely from wood and powered by twin Merlin engines, the De Havilland Mosquito was one of WWII’s greatest ...

A critical advantage to the Mosquito’s wooden construction was its relatively light weight—giving it a fantastic top speed of 415 miles per hour. Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The De ...

The restored W4050 was wheeled out on 25 November 2015 at 14:45 GMT, the exact time that Geoffrey de Havilland Jnr, first flew the plane from de Havilland's Hatfield factory hangar The museum born ...

The restored W4050 was wheeled out on 25 November 2015 at 14:45 GMT, the exact time that Geoffrey de Havilland Jnr, first flew the plane from de Havilland's Hatfield factory hangar The museum born ...