Geoffrey de Havilland

The Hangar Aug 28, 2026

The de Havilland Mosquito, the Plywood Bomber the Air Ministry Said No to, and the Wooden Airplane That Outran Everything the Luftwaffe Could Put in the Sky

The de Havilland Mosquito - built of wood, crewed by two, carrying no guns - recorded the lowest loss rate of any aircraft in RAF Bomber Command during World War II.

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The Hangar Apr 20, 2026

The de Havilland Mosquito and the wooden wonder that outran everything in the sky

The de Havilland Mosquito was a wooden WWII aircraft that outran fighters, carried bomber payloads, and became the most versatile combat plane of the war.

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