The Mosquito Pocket Manual
All Marks in Service 1941-1945
1st Edition
Published on 25. January 2018
144 pages
978-1-4728-3429-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Mosquito Pocket Manual collates authentic period sources including pilot's notes and other Air Ministry publications to provide a unique guide to this iconic aircraft.
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft with a two-man crew that served during and after the Second World War. It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the era constructed almost entirely of wood and was nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder".
The Mosquito was also known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews. Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber the Mosquito was adapted to a wide range of bombing roles. It was also used by BOAC as a fast transport to carry small high-value cargoes to, and from neutral countries through enemy controlled airspace.
The book collates a variety of pamphlets and manuals on the plane that were produced throughout the war for the benefit of pilots and others associated with the aircraft.
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft with a two-man crew that served during and after the Second World War. It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the era constructed almost entirely of wood and was nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder".
The Mosquito was also known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews. Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber the Mosquito was adapted to a wide range of bombing roles. It was also used by BOAC as a fast transport to carry small high-value cargoes to, and from neutral countries through enemy controlled airspace.
The book collates a variety of pamphlets and manuals on the plane that were produced throughout the war for the benefit of pilots and others associated with the aircraft.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
30 line artworks and black and white photographs
ISBN-13
978-1-4728-3429-4 (9781472834294)
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Book
07/2018
Osprey Publishing
€14.00
Article in reprint
Person
Dr Martin Robson is a lecturer in defence studies at the University of Exeter. He is the author of several works of military, aviation and naval history including the popular Pocket Manuals on the Spitfire and Lancaster Bomber for Conway as well as the D-Day Kit Bag.
Content
Introduction
Significant Mosquito Variants
I Design and trials
Specification P.13/36
Design briefing letters to Air Ministry, 20 September 1939
Operational Requirements for High-Speed Light
Reconnaissance Aeroplane - Draft for De Havilland
Specification 2/40/D.H.
Mosquito W.4050 Preliminary Performance and Brief Handling Trials
Tactical Trials - Mosquito Bomber
II Pilot Notes
Aircraft Introduction and Controls and
Equipment for Pilots
III Tactical/Operations
Some Aspects of Operating Mosquito Night Bombers
Note on the Employment of Mosquito Aircraft in the Strategic Bomber Offensive
Memorandum on Mosquito Aircraft for Pathfinding
Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment,
Boscombe Down, Sea Mosquito (Brief Handling Trials)
105 Squadron Operations Record Book 16 - 28 September 1942
Mosquito Intruder Squadron for Malta
Account of the Amiens Prison Operation
105 Squadron Operations Record Book 1 April - 9 June 1944
Index
Significant Mosquito Variants
I Design and trials
Specification P.13/36
Design briefing letters to Air Ministry, 20 September 1939
Operational Requirements for High-Speed Light
Reconnaissance Aeroplane - Draft for De Havilland
Specification 2/40/D.H.
Mosquito W.4050 Preliminary Performance and Brief Handling Trials
Tactical Trials - Mosquito Bomber
II Pilot Notes
Aircraft Introduction and Controls and
Equipment for Pilots
III Tactical/Operations
Some Aspects of Operating Mosquito Night Bombers
Note on the Employment of Mosquito Aircraft in the Strategic Bomber Offensive
Memorandum on Mosquito Aircraft for Pathfinding
Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment,
Boscombe Down, Sea Mosquito (Brief Handling Trials)
105 Squadron Operations Record Book 16 - 28 September 1942
Mosquito Intruder Squadron for Malta
Account of the Amiens Prison Operation
105 Squadron Operations Record Book 1 April - 9 June 1944
Index
