The De Havilland Mosquito & Hornet

v1.0.1 / TOC / 01 jul 03 / greg goebel / public domain

* One of the most remarkable combat aircraft of World War II was the British de Havilland "Mosquito", a fast twin-engine aircraft that was made largely of wood, which excelled as a reconnaissance aircraft, night-fighter, and fighter-bomber.

This document provides a history of the Mosquito, as well as the related de Havilland "Hornet / Sea Hornet" twin-engine fighter.

[1.0] Mosquito Origins & Variants

• [1.1] THE DH.91 ALBATROSS
  
• [1.2] BIRTH OF THE MOSQUITO
  
• [1.3] MOSQUITO DESCRIBED
  
• [1.4] MOSQUITO PHOTO-RECONNAISSANCE VARIANTS
  
• [1.5] MOSQUITO DAY FIGHTERS, TRAINERS, & NIGHT FIGHTERS
  
• [1.6] MOSQUITO BOMBER VARIANTS
  
• [1.7] MOSQUITO FIGHTER-BOMBER VARIANTS
  
• [1.8] NAVAL MOSQUITOS
  

[2.0] Mosquito In Service / Foreign Users

• [2.1] MOSQUITO INTO COMBAT
  
• [2.2] MOSQUITO IN SERVICE
  
• [2.3] RECONNAISSANCE MOSQUITOS AT WAR
  
• [2.4] BOMBER MOSQUITOS AT WAR
  
• [2.5] NIGHT-FIGHTER MOSQUITOS AT WAR
  
• [2.6] FIGHTER-BOMBER MOSQUITOS AT WAR / THE BALL-BEARING RUN
  
• [2.7] POSTWAR SERVICE
  
• [2.8] MOSQUITO IN FOREIGN SERVICE
  

[3.0] Hornet & Sea Hornet / Variant Summary

• [3.1] HORNET ORIGINS
  
• [3.2] SEA HORNET
  
• [3.3] MOSQUITO & HORNET VARIANT SUMMARY
  
• [3.4] COMMENTS, SOURCES, & REVISION HISTORY