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 ...

A rare de Havilland Mosquito Fighter Bomber has been confirmed to attend January’s Wings Over Wairarapa airshow in Masterton, New Zealand as the feature display aircraft. The Mosquito FB.26 KA114 is ...

While Allied paratroopers seized Pegasus Bridge, a different first victory was unfolding in the skies over Normandy. At 0147 hours on June 6, 1944, a De Havilland Mosquito of No. 605 Squadron made ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On the list of the most influential aircraft designers of the 20th century, Geoffrey de Havilland is on whatever short list you want to make. From biplanes to passenger jets, he's designed or helped ...

Nearly two years ago, volunteers set out with “incredible optimism and naivety” on a mission to raise $800,000 to restore two vintage aircraft that had been collecting dust in city warehouses for ...

The de Havilland Mosquito was known as "The Wooden Wonder", and "The Timber Terror". And the plane has often been hailed as the plane that won the Second World War. But it also has a strong Canadian ...

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 ...

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 ...