- Nation: Great Britain
- Type: Light Bomber
- Wartime Service Dates: 1941-1945
- Range: 1,500 miles
- Airspeed: 415 mph
- Crew: 2
- Payload: 4,000 pounds
- Power plant: 2× Rolls-Royce Merlin 76/77 (left/right) liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,710 hp each
- Notes: Built largely of plywood, the Mosquito was one of the most versatile aircraft of World War II. During its career, it was modified for use as a bomber, night fighter, reconnaissance plane, and fighter bomber.
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