De Havilland Mosquito Manual: An insight into developing, flying, servicing and restoring Britain's legendary 'Wooden Wonder' fighter-bomber (Owners' ... Britain's 'Wooden Wonder' fighter-bomber

by JonathanFalconer (Author), Brian Rivas (Author)

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Illustrated
2013
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Nicknamed the 'wooden wonder' due to its largely wooden construction, the de Havilland Mosquito was one of the most versatile and successful combat aircraft of the Second World War. Offering insights into the design, construction and operational career of the iconic Mossie, this manual gets under the aircraft's birch and balsa skin to examine its anatomy and describe the painstaking restoration to flight by Avspecs (New Zealand) of Jerry Yagen's FB26 KA114 and of Victoria Air Maintenance's B35 VR796 in British Columbia, Canada.

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Nicknamed the 'wooden wonder' due to its largely wooden construction, the de Havilland Mosquito was one of the most versatile and successful combat aircraft of the Second World War. Offering insights into the design, construction and operational career of the iconic Mossie, this manual gets under the aircraft's birch and balsa skin to examine its anatomy and describe the painstaking restoration to flight by Avspecs (New Zealand) of Jerry Yagen's FB26 KA114 and of Victoria Air Maintenance's B35 VR796 in British Columbia, Canada.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 176
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Published: 03 Oct 2013
ISBN 10: 0857333607
ISBN 13: 9780857333605

Author Bio

Jonathan Falconer is the author of more than 25 books on aspects of aviation and military history. He is now a senior commissioning editor with Haynes Publishing. He lives in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire.

Brian Rivas has followed a career as a journalist. Now retired, he is the author of John Derry (2008) and A Very British Sound Barrier (2012). He lives in Ilminster, Somerset.