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29K views · 730 reactions | British Mosquito aircraft of RAF Coastal Command attack German merchant ships and their escorts in the Nordgulen fjord in #Norway on December 5, 1944 (: British Pathé). | World War II History | Facebook

5K views · 98 reactions | Nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder," the De Havilland Mosquito WWII aircraft was a blistering fast, versatile fighter-bomber made almost entirely of wood!  FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/bQrl9Z6attE #british #dehavilland #wwiihistory #royalairforce #aviation | Aviation And History | Facebook

Fast and comparatively light, the de Havilland Mosquito was employed in a variety of roles, from fighter-bomber, to photo-reconnaissance and even night fighter. Learn more about the "Wooden Wonder" in this episode of Duxford in Depth. Watch in full: http://bit.ly/3CbMQ9N | Imperial War Museum London

Detail view of the Mosquito NF.II exhaust shrouds. These were important for night flying aircraft to help mask the red hot exhausts and the sparks and flame from the exhaust ports. Under this shroud are FIVE stubs a side, the last two (nearest the wing) are conjoined on the earlier Mosquitos to keep stub 6 away from the wooden wing. These shrouds to get very hot themselves and eventually need replacement. These shrouds are actually from the PROTOTYPE MOSQUITO! Some of the oldest Mosquito parts i