"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."
By:
Martin Robson (University of Exeter UK)
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 180mm,
Width: 120mm,
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9781472834324
ISBN 10: 1472834321
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 26 July 2018
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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
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 for Conway the popular Pocket Manuals on the Spitfire and Lancaster Bomber and the D-Day Kit Bag.
Reviews for The Mosquito Pocket Manual: All marks in service 1941–1945
Recommended. There are great images, in the form of photographs and drawings, through the body of the book. An amazing and iconic aircraft, covered so effectively by this handbook. * Firetrench *
