A rare de Havilland Mosquito Fighter Bomber has been confirmed to attend January’s Wings Over Wairarapa airshow in Masterton, New Zealand as the feature display aircraft. The Mosquito FB.26 KA114 is ...

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 ...

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. Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The De ...

Blenheim, NZ: We are excited to announce that weather permitting, the John Smith de Havilland Mosquito will be on the flight line from Friday 7th, to Sunday, the 9th of April, at Yealands Classic ...

It was exactly 75 years ago, yesterday (Saturday), that the first Canadian-built version of one of the most unusual and successful aircraft in the arsenals of the various Second World War allied air ...

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The De Havilland Mosquito, affectionately known as “Mossie” and the “Wooden Wonder,” overcame initial skepticism to become one of WWII’s most versatile and ...

George Stewart says he still "vividly" remembers the first time he went out on a de Havilland Mosquito 75 years ago. It was Sept. 1, 1943, and Stewart was just 19 years old. At 11 tonnes and with a ...

This story was originally published in December 2014. The de Havilland Mosquito — the aircraft at the centre of Frederick Forsyth's short story The Shepherd — has often been hailed as the plane that ...