Great choice of topic GT !!!....and some great shots of 'em too, plan_D...
I don't believe Mossies were used in great quantity in the PTO, mainly due to their wooden construction moulding, and it's adhesive glue separating in the tropical conditions. But the Aussies got to manufacturing some of them and were the main users of them down this end of the PTO, and there were some used up around Burma too, but they were never designed for tropical climates, although they did sterling work, particuarly reconnaissance work in the MTO during the War. I believe Beaufighters were more suitable in the tropical role, which the Aussies used also. - NZ had a bunch of Mossies post-war, and we can credit this aircraft for it's Land Survey work in Australasia during that period....
You can check these sites out for Mosquitos....
www.geocities.com/cacmossies/ www.integration.co.nz/aviation/ www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/aviation.html
Needless to say, I've always found the Mosquito the most amazing aircraft ever built, historically;... - in it's unique construction / how quick it was created / the actual timing of it's entry into the War / it's incredible versatility and variants / destructive capability / economy [two men, two engines, four pairs of eyes, 4000lbs of bombs] / it's range / it's ease of repairability / it's overall contribution to the Allies' success / it's postwar popularity and deterrent value,... etc. etc......
I like alot of other aircraft, but for some imfathomable reason, I just love the Mosquito..................................