On this day in 1940, the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito took its maiden flight. Can you believe that was 85 years ago?! Where does the Wooden Wonder land in your WWII warbird rankings? #warbird #aviation #firstflight #WWIIhistory #avgeek | EAA - The Spirit of Aviation

Mosquito HJ711 is one of the rarest survivors of Britain’s famous “Wooden Wonder.” Built in 1943, she served with 141 and 169 Squadrons and even scored a confirmed night-fighter victory against a Bf 110 over Germany. After the war she disappeared into storage and scrapyards, but thanks to the tireless work of Tony Agar over more than 40 years, HJ711 has been brought back to life piece by piece. Today she lives at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. #dhmosquito #mosquito #warbirds #warbird

DH.98 Mosquito TA639 at RAFM Cosford #warbirds #ww2 #wwii #ww2history #mosquito | Daniel J Wheatcroft