Seven Things You May Not Know About the de Havilland Mosquito
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- Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2023
- The de Havilland DH98 Mosquito was known as the "wooden wonder" because it was primarily built out of wood, in accordance with earlier de Havilland practices.
Originally intended as an unarmed high-speed bomber, other variants were soon developed. Mosquitos were used a photo-reconnaissance aircraft, night-fighters, pathfinders for the main heavy bomber force, and fighter-bombers used for intruder missions and precision attacks.
At the Museum, we have the original Mosquito prototype, standing just a short distance from where it was originally constructed in 1940. We also have two production Mosquitos, an FB.VI fighter-bomber version and a later B.35 high-altitude bomber.
In this video, we share seven facts about the Mosquito that you may not have heard. Let us know how many you already knew!
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Hi everyone,
Since publishing this video, we need to make a couple of clarifications:
- Slats were installed on the Mosquito Prototype following a recommendation from the Air Ministry, as a safeguard, rather than a mandatory requirement.
- Some Internet sources suggest that the proposed Mosquito turret was for defensive armament for the bomber version. However, the surviving documentation is clearer that this was for a proposed night-fighter variant.
- We have discovered that a French twin-engined Potez 567 landed on an aircraft carrier in 1936, and a US Lockheed XJO-3 landed on the USS Lexington in 1939. So the Mosquito can only claim to be the first British twin-engined aircraft to land on a Royal Navy carrier.
- Although “Seasquito” sounds like a brilliant name for the naval version of the Mosquito, the correct name is “Sea Mosquito”; I got a bit tongue-tied when saying that on the video! Sorry to disappoint you.
I applaud RUclipsrs who say 'May not know' rather than the 'You don't know' or 'You get wrong' sort of click bait claims, which I instantly block.
What a truly miraculous aircraft. Nearly eighty odd years later and it still produces surprises.
The design philosophy of the Mosquito was passed on to the English Electric Canberra. At least a couple of the B57 variants might be still in use with NASA and other Companies.
Yes... the first aircraft to use "composites"..... a lot of modern fighters use the same principle but with urethan foam and carbon fibre instead of balsa and ply...
From Canada:
My father, as a Canadian from a small city in Canada, joined the RAF as a young pilot. Later he was transferred to the newly formed RCAF. He was a squadron leader and flew two tours in a Mossie which included the Battle of Britain. It make me very happy that good people are taking the effort to keep memories of these men and these machines alive. Thanks to them all.
Btw if anyone is ever visiting our country and gets to BC I highly commend a visit to the beautiful air museum recently built in Kelowna. A magnificently rebuilt Mossie is on display. Occasionally it flies. Seeing it was highly emotional for some of us.
The more people who view it and remember well what those men did years ago the better we will all be.
My father was invited down to the embryonic museum to give information. He was flying recce out of the Middle East where he was the CO. He got attacked by enthusiastic Mustang pilots from the USAAF when returning over Austria Italy border. They were supposed to be his escort but thought the plane was German. On several occasions when challenged by a German plane he would either turn and fly directly towards them then if needed dive away knowing that the Mossie would pull up nicely close to the ground or just climb away. One attacker did follow him down but due to poor piloting did not pull out and clipped a hillside. He always said that instructing at the beginning of the war felt far more dangerous than flying the unarmed beautiful Mossie. His navigator who was with him throughout, was also able to fly the plane in an emergency. He would be delighted today to see the Museum flourishing and Mosquitoes taking to the skies again. Many thanks for posting such an interesting video.
My wife's great uncle was a manager at the de Havilland plant in Canada. He had a painting in his office of a couple of Mosquitos doing a low level attack - I have that painting now.
Given how versatile, and successful it was at pretty much everything, it seems likely it would have continued to be developed had the war continued. Best aircraft of WW2.
Thanks , wasn’t the Hornet the Mossies descendant, ? But all too late jets had taken over and De H’avilland were busy at the cutting edge of that, ie Vampire / Venom
@@johncrispin2118 and still using wood and alloy technologies. Bloody amazing.
Another thing many people don't know, the U.S. Army Air Corp flew more than 140 Mossies in photo recon, weather recon and night fighter roles.
They also flew Spifires as well!
The Mossie was MUCH cooler than the Spitfire.
And the bulk of them were built for the Air Corp In Downsview by DHC .
@KRW628 - In Summer 1942, Col Elliott Roosevelt, the Presidents son, arrived in England with two squadrons of P-38 P5,’s Photo Recce, to work up alongside RAF Photo Recce units prior to Operation Torch in N Africa and was given use of a Mosquito for evaluation. The different capabilities of the two aircraft led him to petition General Arnold to re-equip with the Mosquito but the M.I.C. dollar spoke and Arnold directed him to look Stateside and eventual controversy over the Hughes D-2. Nevertheless, returning to Europe after Torch, Roosevelts 325th Photo Wing WAS equiped with two squadrons, 653rd and 654th, with Canadian built Mosquitos which gave stirling work for the B-17’s and B-24’s in the Eighth. These two units flew over 3200 missions and remained active right to the end of the war in Europe.
@@KRW628I don't believe that was his point.
Very good, i didnt know how they formed the fuselage , I will try to get down to take a look at the museum and as i was a member in the early 70s it will also be a trip down memory lane.
Those Mosquito's that were built from scratch, in New Zealand, for rich American clients, were made from one brand new wooden mold, made from scratch, by a Kiwi, years before, without which, it would have been impossible to recreate that beautiful Master of the skies.
Thank you @@MrDaiseymay
Main reason the "Highball"bouncing bomb wasn't used was that it was intended for the Tirpitz. After the Ruhr dams raid, the Germans figured out that Tirpitz would be a target and took care to always park it in a position where it was impossible to bounce a bomb at it. Barnes Wallace's tallboy bomb did for it in the end.
In one of the RAF attacks on the Tirpitz I seem to remember that it was 617 and number 9 squadrons that carried out the attack .
@@andrewjacobs3219Correct, several near misses and direct hits caused Tirpitz to capsize, 12 November 1944. Lancasters of 9 and 617 Sqns with none lost during the attack.
One of my favorite model kits as a kid. Fond memories.
De Havilland Mosquito: British Eccentric, Brutally Effective.
Great video - the more I learn about the Mosquito, the more impressed I am. Would love to have flown one (but not with other people shooting at me!)
would be a millionaires dream to have an airworthy replica made.
The "Mossie" is an icon, the aircraft and the men who flew them x As a favourite aircraft type of mine I thought I knew all about it, but this video was well worth the watching!
From here in the States we say Bravo for this excellent video! Thanks for sharing and the very best of luck!
I understood that the Air Ministry original specification called for a turreted fast bomber, and it was because the DH prototypes with fairings only proved so fast that they looked at not having defensive armament at all, with the clean lines and lack of weight giving it sufficient speed to enable it to exceed a performance level for a targeted bomber.
Not quite. The 1936 AM spec P.13/36 had called for a twin engined light bomber/recce aircraft with defensive armament. Right from the start, Geoffrey de Havilland proposed a fast light aircraft with no defensive armaments, therefore outside the spec requirements and never submitted a proposal for it. He stuck to his guns for two years until the AM eventually awarded him a unique one off spec B.1/40/dh. The RAF could have had the Mosquito two years earlier but for their intransigence.
My dad helped to build that prototype Mosquito.... he did mention the slats. He also mentioned the glue problems that they eventually solved with the Urea/Formaldehyde adhesives.... We have an outfit here in NZ that builds Mossies for those with deep pockets. I have seen one of them fly at a local airshow..... impressive...
Before my time but to me it remains one of the most marvellous aircraft ever. Thank for the interesting facts.
Brilliant! Thanks!!
Excellent video. I learned much from it. Don't really no why, but the Mosquito was one of just a few aircraft that fascinated me as a boy. Still fascinated by them today.
Very informative and enjoyable to watch.
Living not very far away from the museum the "Mossie" has always been a favourite.I even played my small part in getting HJ 711 to East Kirkby.
Excellent!
I work at the factory that produced the glue that bonded the wood together. We still produce adhesives for aircraft all these years later
Was the 'mossie' glue cured by a rudimentary type of 'microwave oven' process?
@@philgee7249 I dont know, possibly. Way before my time lol
Splendid work, thanks for taking time to do this.
I only knew about the bouncing bomb. Somewhere I’ve seen footage of the bomb bouncing back up and striking the mosquito after release, tragically resulting in the loss of the aircraft and crew. Great video. I’ve subscribed.
Did happen to a Mosquito but I've never seen the film. Did happen to USAAF A-26 fitted with the Weapon and that did take the whole tail off (though the bomb was dropped from a stupidly low height.).
I believe also happened to a Lancaster bombers via water splash damage. The bombs had to be released at very low altitude to avoid the outer case shattering on impact.
@@seriousmaran9414 You don't have to believe, there is film footage of it happening to a couple of aircraft in the practice drops done by a number of 617 squadron crews in the days before the Dams Raid. One aircraft was so badly damaged that it couldn't be repaired before the raid.
@@richardvernon317 more me distrusting my memory.
@@seriousmaran9414 If memory serves the two pilots who did it were Les Munroe and Henry Maludsley. it was Maludsley aircraft which was the one most badly damaged (an elevator got ripped off).
Well done. Thanks for posting.
Fantastic! Always great to learn some new details about the fantastic plane. In the past I used to read books about planes, now it is your videos that satisfies the hunger for knowledge of these things. Thank you for putting it together and sharing!
So well done! Just subscribed. As a Mosquito fan I did not know most of these facts, cheers.
Very interesting points. The Mosquito is my favorite British WWII aircraft.
Very interesting video, I did not know about concrete being used. Hope to visit your museum one day.
Brilliant presentation. Thanks
I visited the museum about a year ago. Thought it well worth the effort.
Great video! Keep up the (very) good work!😀
As a WWII aircraft enthusiast, and fixing dozens of Airfix models in my childhood (including a 1/72 Mosquito) I must admit I did not know ALL the 7 things that I should know. I had no idea balsa wood was used as a sandwich material. I thought it was all laminated plywood. No idea about the slats, turret, carrier landing, sea mosquito, bouncing bomb. I knew they were mostly used for reconnaissance. And that they were fast!. Great video!!!!
Same here 👍
I saw the first of the reproduction Mossies being made by Avspecs here in NZ (and then later flown). I knew about the balsa-sandwich method, but was surprised it was such a thin layer of balsa, I had for some reason always imagined greater thickness to provide more of a 'box' and therefore make it 'stiffer'. As we know, the resulting monocoque structure was enormously strong.
Fantastic info. Thank you.
Fascinating talk, and yes, I wasn't aware of many of them!
Very interesting information. Thank you for sharing it.
Fantastic information. Many thanks :)
In around 1966 I visited Salibury Hall and the then curator of the museum let me sit in the cockpit of that prototype !
Very interesting video indeed !
Thanks a lot.
I learnt something new today about my favourite WW2 aircraft, concrete moulds 👍
I had the pleasure and privilege of working at DeHavilland/Hatfield from 1990 until being moved to Woodford in 1994.
Wow, some cool facts about an iconic aircraft. It looks like the museum is well worth a visit! Is there still a Mosquito in flying conditions?
There are no Mosquitos flying in the UK at the moment. Although I have heard that there are people planning to bring one to the UK in the future: flyaspitfire.com/2023/02/06/mosquito-at-biggin-hill/
Hopefully we will see one flying in the future. A big thumbs up for al those people who keep te history of all this historic planes alive. Especialy the ones in flying condition!@@deHavMuseum
There are currently 4 Mosquitoes flying in the USA and Canada with a 5th almost complete. There are 2 current projects for airworthy Mosquitoes in the UK in a few years time.
Thx. Good news, looking forward to see them in the skies@@andrewwaller5913
The currently flying Mossies are mostly new-built. There was an original T III, but it sadly crashed in the 90s. There is a B 35 that flew in the US, but it is very unlikely to ever fly again
Great vid. Thanks.
Thank you. Excellent video. I have subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
Great things to learn about the mosquito. My uncle William Stranks always told my cousin that he landed the first mosquito on a carrier, but looking at the photos I think he may have been Eric Browns copilot. I also have coveralls and tool box of one of the master cabinet makers from the DeHaviland factory at Downsview in Toronto Canada. There is a photo of a mosquito construction crew at Downsview with a young Aubrie Price who told me that he did every radio check on every mosquito and lancaster that came out of that factory.
Really interesting video with some interesting facts about a great plane
Great video...👍
I'm amazed that the air frame of a Mosquito could survive a carrier landing. Simply creating a hard point for the arresting hook would have been a major design challenge.
If you remember they started out with wooden aircraft. I'm pretty sure the swordfish or whatever their name was, were wooden aircraft that jammed the Bismarks rudder.
Look for this video: Capt. Eric 'Winkle' Brown: the first Mosquito carrier deck landing
7/7 did not know. Thank you. :)
You got a like just for adding the may in the heading ;)
Thanks + I do plan to visit one day.
Magnificent aircraft ,and surely Eric winkle Brown must be one of the greatest ever pilots
This is one of the few 'things you didn't know' videos that hasn't disappointed me.
I love this aircraft!
My Great Aunt built these during WW2 at what is now London Luton Airport
Love LOVE the tongue tied guide near to the end of the video. It's one of the highlights ! Aside from this, the Mossie is the most unsung hero of WW2 skies !
Truly indefatigable
bloodyshowoff Our Navy called many a massive Battleship, such bloody silly names. As if any ship could be fatiqued, @@lawriegreen8374
Beautiful aircraft 🏆
Thank you.
I've known about the use of balsa wood for donkeys years. The use of a mold as well but not that it was concrete.
Great video.👍
No.8 you did not know. The reason for using wood was NOT the shortage of aluminum, although that was true, but the fact that the production workers had been Piano makers pre war and were skilled in the use of wood. Skilled staff in the use of aluminium were as common as Dodo droppings.
The concrete mould one for each half of the aircraft was not subject to size changes like a wooden or steel mould would. The hole and shapes in it are for reinforcing components and structural elements, these where fed into the mould and the plywood balata plywood structure laid and glued up on top. Once set the complete half could be removed from the mould and was then loaded with it half of equipment before the two halves where glued and screwed together. It was then sanded down and and covered with Doped Irish linen giving a smooth weatherproof finish. The Fuselage skin was a composite structure meaning very little framing had to be done internally. With some modification it could carry a 4,000 Lb Cookie Bomb. This shows the structural strength of the fuselage and wings all made of wood. The design was ahead of its time, composite structures are still in use today normally in high end structures.
I wish he had shed light on a characteristic I have heard rumored about Mosquitoes, that Vmc was so high that losing an engine on takeoff resulted in certain loss of control and rollover crash due to low aileron authority. The philosophy was that this known defect was acceptable in wartime.
Brilliant! You need concrete to build a wooden aircraft: mind blowing! Thank you for a fascinating video. Liked and subscibed.
You're Right! I Did Not Know Those Things & I Am A Mosquito Fan Having Watched Several Documentaries & Read Two Autobiographies, One By W.C. J.R.D. Braham & The Radar Ops Who Flew With John Cunningham, C.F. Rawnsley. I Would Give Anything To See One, Even In A Museum. Thank You.
Very interesting, didn’t know any of them save for Canadian production. They might not have been produced in the US but the USAAF certainly used a fair number in the European theater, in the bombing, reconnaissance and night fighter role, (along with Spitfires), Lend Lease was not totally one way. Likely these examples came from Canadian plants?
Well worth the visit if Ur a Mosquito aficionado
Fascinating. It's a real shame that there are no complete examples of the Mosquito's fiestier little sibling, the Hornet. If folk are impressed with airworthy Mossies, an airworthy Hornet would surely be the next level. Eric Brown said the Hornet was possibly one of the most exhilarating aeroplanes he ever flew.
Though, I believe those aircraft sent out to the Far East, including the Mosquito, suffered with glue de-bonding in their wooden structure owing to the tropical humidity, an issue that I believe was eventually resolved.
Interesting tidbit about the bouncing bombs.
My father-in-law flew with the Brits (he was a Canadian, I'm unsure if his unit was RAF or RCAF) out of India against the Japanese.
They flew B-24 Liberators and skipped conventional bombs into the sides of ships from 50 feet off of the water. Quite a feat with a B-24 since they were flying British crew complements, meaning no co-pilot and the B-24 being notoriously heavy on the controls.
Awsome
I did know most of the things you talked about ( vconcrete foemers etc )
I didn't know about the turret , or the concrete . Kinda unsurprising really though , cheap and simple . I've got the parts to make a tmk33 sea mossie , and also the highball bouncing bomb , somewhere around this place . Errr model that is !!
Apparently, when the mosquito aircraft was out in the far east, because of extreme humidity, they had problems because of the wood construction, and it affected its structural integrity?
"North of the 49th parallel" ... OK, that's a euphemism for "Canada". The deHavilland aircraft factory was in Downsview near Toronto which is only 43 degrees north. Other than that, I didn't know any of this, especially the bouncing bomb plans! Thanks for an interesting video.
I enjoyed that very much. There is one thing that has me wondering though, and that is how Mosquitoes were repaired when they had sustained damage from flak and bullets.
A novel question. I'm sure we'll get an answer maybe a video. Regards.
Just like any other aircraft: you cut out the damage and replace it, putting in reinforcement where needed (in accordance with published repair schemes). If just the fin or one wing were damaged, I would expect that to be replaced, complete. I believe a lot of damaged Mosquitoes were scrapped. That would have thrown up a stock of replacement parts.
But WHY did they use concrete? Did you know that Canadian Mossie's used a bar of rubber in the main landing gear in stead of compressed gas? Did you know that De Havilland Canada developed a method of stamping compound curves into the metal that made up the fuel tanks in the Mossie, the original design was made up of multiple sections welded together which took longer and were somewhat unreliable. I read a book about the Canadian Mossies as the Mossie is one of my favorite aircraft of WWII, unfortunately, many years ago, I lent the book to someone and never got it back, still miffed about it. Looking forward to your Mossie vids.
Concrete is easy to mould, strong and very cheap. Minimal cost, maximum production.
Excellent, how interesting, that two great countries New Zealand and Canada, of mainly British stock, but half a world away from each other. could successfully face, and solve, similar production problems, yet solve them THEIR WAY, using local materials . We Brits are Proud of you both.
@@seriousmaran9414 plus, it does not change size or shape with either temperature or humidity - which was an issue at some manufacturing locations.
The prototype Mozzie used rubber in the landing gear. The whole idea was to use as little metal and the simplest methods of manufacture thus bypassing the need for highly skilled metalworkers who were needed elsewhere. It was designed to be built by furniture makers. A lot of original ideas went into the Mozzie.
@@MrDaiseymay Cheers from NZ. The three Mossies that are operational in the US were restored in NZ. I've also heard the same people have got parts for a Hornet kicking around.
Believe it or not , the airframe was so strong they had some fitted with a 6 pounder ( 57 mm) cannon .
& they called it the Tsetse.
Indeed, there is one on display at the museum.
The Molins gun. Ironically, Molins are better known for making cigarette manufacturing machines - an even better way of killing people. A lot of strange companies got involved in war work - London Transport built both Mosquitoes and Halifaxes (which were assembled at what is now Harry Potter World!).
Well-named after the tsetse - I was stung by a tsetse on my shoulder while on safari in Zambia in the 1970s - I was scratching that shoulder two years later.
It's a tough call, Mosquito or Spitfire, I've always leaned to Mosquito. Old "Hap" should have been a better salesman. Lancaster wins for the heavies. They did some escorting for the 15th Air Force when they were in Libya . I don't recall the pilots name who gave my father a ride - but the navigators nickname was "Tiger" I believe I am correct in saying the "Ministry" also did not want the design to include counter rotating propellers to save cost but would have increased torque and made flying on one engine difficult. Maybe those slats could have helped. The crews who flew these magnificent aircraft were extremely talented and brave. Im anxious for "The Shepard " to launch in December. (new subscriber)
You echo exactly, my own favourite aircraft of WW2, Spit, Hurricane, Lanc and Mossie.
@@peterballan7952 great to know another aficionado of these incredible aircraft. My bookshelves are full of books on all of them. I believe the pilots and crews became one when they flew. Oh and there is an excellent short movie that tells an awesome story coming out in December entitle " The Shepherd " about a lost Vampire including one of our favorites , written by John Forsythe . Cheers
Didn't know about the slats of the turret - looks very much like the "Shrage Muzik" cannon employed by the Ju188 night fighters. Did the museum ever recover the stolen prop?
The USA did use them I think for recon mission flying from the UK
I think you were indefatigable to get through that!
you can fly one on Digital Combat Simulations flight program. Very well done!
My Mother was the Secretary to the Chief Designer in London - never talked about it - shock of living through the Blitz (90 days of continuous bombing !) and the fact that the factory was the focus of attempted bombing!! Only a moment's notice to head for te shelters - silent V1' very scary when the engine stopped, not knowing where it would fall.
Great video about an iconic aircraft! One of the decisions to use wood for the mosquito was the large contingent of idle expert furniture makers during the war in England. Was the same true in Canada? Did their skills need to get ramped up a bit?
Working as a Nurse several decades ago I got chatting with one chap, a coachbuilder before the 39-45 War, who spent the war in his semi-rural workshop-garage building Mossie engine nacelles. Apparently a lorry (truck) would turn up every fortnight bringing him fresh wood ("beautiful plywood") and taking away his completed parts. Decentralised (therefore bomber-proof) use of otherwise unused skilled labour.
With regard to "High Ball" I read they constructed 16 - 18 Carrier modified Mosquito's for the Pacific Theatre thanks to "Winkle" Browns testing. The only pic I have shows a Mossie in flight showing the 3 bomb rack. Have you guys got any other photos on this one? Been trying to get down to visit the museum for years, hopefully I may finally get a chance in 2024.
We do have a video loop in the museum showing test runs of the Highball against static ship targets, and also against land-based targets including railway tunnels.
@@deHavMuseum yep got those :) I do a bit of 3D modelling so my interest is getting hold of the Airfix 1/24 scale Mosquito. Then modelling the 57mm for it based on the one you have on display. And the high ball version.
Thankyou absolutely fascinating. Pity then that in the UK the country of its birth we do not have a flying example.
RL 249 is being restored to air worthy status... (in the UK)
Hello. My father flew them just after the war 48 i think, he was saying that on takeoff the torque from both engines rotating in the same direction could lift one wheel off the ground prematurely. He said that with one engine turning the other direction it was stabilized. I have no way of knowing wether that was a fact. He passed in 21 at 92 years of age. R
P38 Lighting engines were contra rotating,and one engine operation was capable of holding the airplane level with torque effect in flight.I see no reason why the same should not apply with any similar airplane configuration. If memory serves,Beaufighter engines were not contra rotating,and USAF guest pilots were regularly terrified by the takeoff antics required. Something that gave real pleasure to RAF and RAAF pilots.
Also some of the wing spars were produced at the Vanden Plas car factory at Kingsbury Green .............Re: bouncing bombs, my mother in law was a physiotherapist and one of her customers was Barnes Wallis
About 1/6 of war time production were fitted with Lend Lease Packard Merlins.
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nickdanger...TRUE !! ! 1500 of the canadian made mossies used the Made in America Packard built Merlin engines, as did 1/2 of ALL British made Lancaster Mk BIII and Canadian made Mk X 3,404 of them !!! complete with the Hamilton props !! !
I have read that the Air Ministry requirement at the time was for a 3rd crew member, hence the 'turret' design. Officials were not convinced that a two man crew with 'airspeed' as it's main defence, would be sufficient. Fortunately DeHavilland resisted the Air Ministry Boffins and turrets were never fitted. Perhaps the prototype having had a turret was a demonstration exercise to convince the boffins it was not a good idea.
my greatest wish, is that there could be one or possibly two made airworthy enough to be a part of the Memorial Flight.
The current projects are privately owned.
Indefatigiggable! 🙂
Fascinating video, thanks. I can never say indef... indfati .. infeditig... indeafiga... indeable... that word!
#8 Mossie 'F for Freddie' survived the most bombing missions of ww2, then came to a tragic end in Canada.
When my father left school he worked in the furniture industry building Mossie parts before he got his call-up papers.
BUICK car company, a division of General Motors, USA, in Canada made the fuselages for the Canadian built Mossies, And PACKARD, made the Merlin engines for the 1500 Mossies and 400 Canadian built Lancs also !!! Plus the 3,040 England made Lanc Mk BIII
I did know about the balsa wood part. A pretty amazing airplane for its time. Today it would be all carbon fiber body instead.
And I thought I knew everything about the Mossie.
Shame the 8th USAAF didn’t substitute Mosquito’s for B-17’s. Aircrew losses would have been much lower
"Never glue without a screw".
The Americans also used them with a third member of crew, in a hatch behind the bomb bay with a bit of kit to communicate with the early OSS.
Thanks. BTW, 212 Mosquitos were built in Australia during World War II.