Striking by Night
de Havilland Mosquito
A versatile aircraft, the Mosquito proved a remarkable fast unarmed bomber, capable of carrying a sizeable bomb load. It proved particularly useful as a precision bomber and with the Pathfinder Force; only Lancasters dropped more target indicator bombs during the war. A Mosquito is displayed in the Memorial’s Aircraft Hall.
| Wingspan | 16.51 metres |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.45 metres |
| Engines | Two Rolls Royce Merlin 72 engines of 1,680 horsepower |
| Armament | Up to 1,814 kilograms of bombs |
| Crew | Two |
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Mosquito aircraft of No.464 Squadron RAAF at RAF station Gravesend, starting
up preparatory to an operational sortie over enemy territory.
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