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Reference Details for The De Havilland Mosquito

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TitleThe De Havilland Mosquito
AuthorsFranks
PublisherSAM Publications
Year1998
Types CoveredDH-4, DH88 Comet, DH91 Albatross, DH95 Flamingo, DH98 Mosquito (F-8), Sea Mosquito
Cockpit DetailsMosquito prototype (p. 81, 82), Mosquito NF.II (p. 55, 99, 103), Mosquito T.III (p. 100, 103), Mosquito B.IV (p. 15, 57), Mosquito B.IV "Highball" (p. 26), Mosquito FB.VI (p. 31), Mosquito B.XVI (p. 56, 58, 98, 100), Mosquito PR.XVI (p. 58), Mosquito B.XX (p. 103), Mosquito NF.30 (p. 57), Mosquito PR.34 (p. 56), Mosquito B.35 (p. 83-85, 101), Mosquito TT.35 (p. 101), Mosquito TT.39 (p. 98); Sea Mosquito TF.37 (p. 34); Mosquito NF [version?] (p. 97); throttle quadrants for Mosquitos with single-stage (p. 102) and two-stage (p. 89, 102) Merlin engines; generic control columns (p. 103), rudder pedals (p. 102)
Wheel Well DetailsMosquito B.35 (p. 90)
Other DetailsMosquito prototype dorsal turret (p. 11), fuselage (p. 54, 55), nacelle (p. 93), tail (p. 91), radiator intake (p. 96); Mosquito NF.II nose (p. 29); Mosquito B.IV bomb bay doors (p. 107), camera installation (p. 108), "Highball" installation (p. 26), nacelle (p. 111), undersurfaces (p. 16); Mosquito FB.VI cannon bay (p. 111), nacelle (p. 111), nose (p. 96, 141), radiators (p. 108), underwing rocket projectile rails/racks (p. 19, 20, 30, 32); Mosquito B.IX nacelle (p. 114); Mosquito FB.XVIII "Mollins" ["Tse-Tse"] nose (p. 27); Mosquito B.XVI nacelle (p. 110); Mosquito NF.XIX AI radar (p. 113), "Monica" tail warning radar (p. 113, 114); Mosquito FB.26 bomb bay doors (p. 107), wing bomb rack (p. 112); Mosquito NF.30 nacelle (p. 114); Mosquito B.35 bomb bay (p. 94), engine bay (p. 94), fuel tanks (p. 90), fuselage (p. 93), landing gear (p. 90), nacelle (p. 93, 110), nose (p. 105), tail (p. 91), wings (p. 91); Mosquito NF.36 nacelle (p. 114); Mosquito NF.38 nacelle (p. 114), nose (p. 42); Sea Mosquito TR.33 enlarged elevators (p. 33), nacelle (p. 110), nose (p. 34), RATO installation (p. 32), torpedo mount (p. 32), wing structure (p. 109), wingfold [wing fold] (p. 32, 109); generic Mosquito bomb sights (p. 88, 89), bomber nose (p. 114), cameras (p. 87, 88), canopies (p. 106, 114), drop tanks (p. 107), electronic equipment (p. 86, 105), fuel tanks (p. 108), landing gear (p. 104, 105), rear part of nacelle (p. 31), tail wheel (p. 96)
Cutaway Drawings
Multiview DrawingsMosquito NF.II, Mosquito B.IV [including "Highball" version], Mosquito FB.VI, B.IX, Mosquito NF.XII, Mosquito NF.XV, Mosquito B.XVI, Mosquito NF.XVII, Mosquito FB.XVIII "Mollins" ["Tse-Tse"], Mosquito TR.33 (all on 8-page foldout after p. 160)
Generic Camouflage PatternsMosquito (p. 129, 131, 135)
Generic Markings PatternsMosquito (p. 132), including Chinese (p. 136), Swedish (p. 135) and Yugoslavian (p. 137, 138)
Specific Markings ProfilesMosquito NF.II (p. 52), Mosquito T.III (p. 51), Mosquito B.IV (p. 49, 52), Mosquito FB.VI (p. 50, 51, 53, 54), Mosquito FB.XVIII "Mollins" ["Tse-Tse"] (p. 51), Mosquito PR.XVI (p. 53, 54), Mosquito NF.XIX [Swedish J 30] (p. 53), Mosquito B.25 (p. 49), Mosquito T.29 (p. 53), Mosquito NF.30 (p. 54), Mosquito TR.33 (p. 54), Mosquito B.35 (p. 52)
NotesIncludes sketches and call-outs of all exterior differences among various Mosquito versions (p. 65-80); a section on modeling the Mosquito prototype, NF.II, NF.XV prototype, J 30 (Swedish NF.XIX), B.I

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