We all know the de Havilland Mosquito was made mostly of wood, but the whittler in me wants to know what kind. “Which wood?” isn’t an accurate question. “What kinds of wood?” fits the bill better. De ...
September 19th, 1942. Oberleutnant Wilhelm Johnen pushes his Messerschmitt Bf 109G to its absolute limit, engine screaming at ...
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. During World War II, the Allied nations had different ...