Atlas Editions Bombers of WWII – De Havilland DH-98 Mosquito Mk.IV

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-sběratelský model letadla  de Havilland Mosquito  1/144
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-model je v kvalitním provedení
-součástí balení je stojánek

          de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito

de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito byl britský víceúčelový bojový letoun, který od počátku svého nasazení roku 1941 představoval tvrdý oříšek pro stíhače Luftwaffe, kterým většinou unikal díky své vysoké rychlosti. Byl používán jako lehký bombardér, noční i denní stíhač a průzkumný letoun. Pro své kvality, které měl i přesto, že většina stroje byla tvořena dřevěnou konstrukcí, dostal přezdívku Dřevěný zázrak.

The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engine shoulder-winged multi-role combat aircraft. The crew of two, pilot and navigator, sat side by side. It served during and after the Second World War. It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the era whose frame was constructed almost entirely of wood and was nicknamed The Wooden Wonder.

De Havilland Mosquito FB.( Fighter-Bomber variants.)

The FB Mk VI, which first flew on 1 June 1942, was powered by two, single-stage two-speed, 1,460 hp (1,090 kW) Merlin 21s or 1,635 hp (1,219 kW) Merlin 25s, and introduced a re-stressed and reinforced “basic” wing structure capable of carrying single 250-or-500-pound (110 or 230 kg) bombs on racks housed in streamlined fairings under each wing, or up to eight RP-3 25lb or 60 lb rockets. In addition fuel lines were added to the wings to enable single 50 imp gal (230 l) or 100 imp gal (450 l) drop tanks to be carried under each wing.The usual fixed armament was four 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannon and four .303 (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, while two 250-or-500-pound (110 or 230 kg) bombs could be carried in the bomb bay.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2: pilot, navigator/radar operator
• Length: 41 ft 2 in (12.55 m)
• Wingspan: 54 ft 2 in (16.52 m)
• Height: 17 ft 5 in (5.3 m)
• Wing area: 454 ft² (42.18 m²)
• Empty weight: 13,356 lb (6,058 kg)
• Loaded weight: 17,700 lb (8,028 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 18,649 lb (8,549 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 21/21 or 23/23 (left/right) liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,480 hp (21 & 23) (1,103 kW) each

No. 105 Squadron RAF
No. 105 Squadron badge
Active	23 Sep 1917 – 1 Feb 1920 12 Apr 1937 – 1 Feb 1946 21 Feb 1962 – 20 Jan 1968
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Nickname(s)	“Hereford’s own Squadron”
Motto(s)	Latin: Fortis in Proeliis (“Valiant in battles”)
Commanders
Notable commanders	Wing Cdr H.I. Edwards Wing Cdr T.W. Horton
Insignia
Squadron Codes	MT (Oct 1938) GB (Sep 1939 – Jan 1946 )

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom’s aerial warfare force. Formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918,it is the oldest independent air force in the world. Following victory over the Central Powers in 1918 the RAF emerged as, at the time, the largest air force in the world. Since its formation, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history. In particular, it played a large part in the Second World War where it fought its most famous campaign, the Battle of Britain.

Royal Air Force
Badge of the Royal Air Force
Founded	1 April 1918; 101 years ago
Country	United Kingdom
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	33,840 active personnel 832 operational aircraft 1,940 RAuxAF 2,220 reserve personnel
Part of	British Armed Forces
Air Staff Offices	Whitehall, London
Motto(s)	Latin: Per Ardua ad Astra “Through Adversity to the Stars”
March	Royal Air Force March Past
Commanders
Chief of the Air Staff	Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston
Notable commanders	Lord Trenchard Lord Portal
Insignia
Ensign
Logo
Roundels
Fin flashes
Pilot’s brevet
Aircraft flown
Attack	Typhoon FGR.4 General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper General Atomics MQ-9B Protector RG.1 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning
Fighter	Typhoon FGR.4 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning
Trainer helicopter	Airbus Helicopters Jupiter HT.1 Airbus Helicopters Juno HT.1
Utility helicopter	Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma HC.2 Leonardo AW109SP GrandNew Bell Griffin HAR.2 Boeing Chinook HC.4/5/6/6A
Reconnaissance	Beechcraft Shadow R.1 Boeing E-3D Sentry AEW.1 Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper Raytheon Sentinel R.1
Trainer	BAE Hawk T.1/T.2 Beechcraft Super King Air Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Grob Viking T.1 Typhoon T.3 Grob Prefect T.1 Grob Tutor T.1 Short Tucano T.1
Transport	Airbus Voyager KC.2/KC.3 Airbus A400M Atlas C.1 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III BAe 146 CC.2/C.3 Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules C.4/C.5