de Havilland DH.98 MosquitoRAF Mosquito airplane model. The de Havilland Mosquito was originally intended for use as an unarmed bomber or reconnaissance aircraft, one that would fly so fast and high that defensive armament would be superfluous. It was not until World War II had started, however, that the Air Ministry gave serious thought to the possibility that light alloys might become in short supply. In such circumstances an all wood aircraft might be a useful ace up the

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streamlined cowling

000 units built over two decades

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Wingspan 18 7/8 inches

The service life of the Douglas Skyray with the Navy and USMC was relatively brief

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Most examples went directly to the RAF

aeromedical evacuation of casualties from the field and recovery of aircraft and personnel

Akron and Macon

pressurization and other subsystems

At the beginning of production the model was called a Cessna 207 Skywagon