DeHavilland Mosquito gun camera film - excellent!

The de Havilland Mosquito was a British combat aircraft that excelled in versatility during the Second World War. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews[3] and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder" or "The Timber Terror" as the bulk of the aircraft was made of laminated plywood.[4]

Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber, the Mosquito was adapted to many other roles during the air war, including: low to medium altitude daytime tactical bomber, high altitude night bomber, pathfinder, day or night fighter

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[MrAirgunshooter01]

the narating was done by Sir Douglas Bader?

[Giselle76502]

633 Squadron FTW

[freakyflow]

@PenzancePete your right night fighter variants: armament consisted of four 20 mm Hispano cannon and four .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns Which were built in my city in Canada I was thinking the B-25 mitchell with 6 50 Cal. in the nose like the one on display here ..many of the radar mossys were also from Canada due to having the American Radar installed in them

[PenzancePete]

@freakyflow Not sure where you're getting your 6 machine guns from. The early (NF II) ones had the "standard" Mosquito armament of 4X.303 machine guns and 4X20 mm cannon. The later NF 19 with the bigger radar dish in the "bullnose" had just the 4X20 mm cannon. This version was by far the best night fighter of the war bar none. It had the longest range, the best radar, the highest speed, a highly effective armament and better manouverbility due to not having to carry external big radar aerials.

[LeoAndRas]

With engines having almost the same power,you should look less the material that was built the planes,and more to the maximum operational weight of each plane. What matters the construction material - wood to the Mosquito and metal to Hornisse - if each one took off with same weight and power ? You say that Mossie were lighter than Hornisse, but seems to forget what was the take off weight to each one. If were near the same the performance would be very closer.

[freakyflow]

@LeoAndRas ME-410 Max load at take off 24,700Lbs Mosquito 25,000Lbs So if the 410 had more power why cound it only take off at max 24,700? The mossy was lighter and used better octane then Germany had Oil production factories in German were rare The result was Sync, Octane Add supercharges to this ..also your looking at a plane that was in the air 3 years before the 410. There's a mossy air worthy flying this year in Canada only 1 in the world

[freakyflow]

@LeoAndRas The originally planned 1,900 hp (1,400 kW) DB 603G engine was cancelled in early 1944, so all Me 410Bs used DB 603A or DB 603AA engines Which were 1730Hp - The Mossy NF MK 30 "Nightfighter" Never had Bomb loads or a 30mm cannon to weight it down Radar and 6 front machine guns in a light wooden airframe would still out match a Heavier 410. 85 Squadron flying a Mosquito XII on a night interception patrol shot down a Me 410 The first one of the war 2 more were shot down that week by moss

[LeoAndRas]

Much specialists compare Hornisse with Mosquito in terms of lenght,wingspan,weight,bombloa­d,engine power and range. You're talking about the Hornisse be slower than the Mosquito,but in much books is said that in normal circunstances the speeds of both was very similar,as in the other points that I said. So,with similar weights,engines power higher in Hornisse B2,1900hp against 1710 hp in Mossie MK 30, how Mosquito could be so more faster as you said ?

[freakyflow]

@LeoAndRas Your whole point of the Hornisse VS Mosquito fails ..A mossy could out run a spitfire by 20 mph and the first ones made never had guns at all ..They never needed them They could carry 4,000lbs bombs Fly 100 ft from the ground Carry rockets, bombs 30mm cannon, Radar, Camaras, And land on a aircraft carrier This plane could do what most could not do Your hornisse top speed was 388 mph 45 Mph slower then the mossy never seen a flight deck take off or carried a 4,000 lbs bomb

[freakyflow]

@LeoAndRas Aillies bombed the Tego film factory to the ground The Ta-154 was useless thus why i never talked about There's no comparing it to the Mossy same go's for the Hornisse The makers of this plane tried to save it from being scraped aswell thus why there where making parts from wood saving metal..That failed and the Hornisse was scraped to make way for much needed 109's and 190's Count how many were many compared to the 109 or 190 or light german bombers