De Havilland Mosquito

[Wurger]

And a colourized one ..

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[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[buffnut453]

And a colourized one ..

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Except that it clearly wasn't wearing an overall PRU Blue scheme. Other shots show upper surface camouflage comprising a light grey tone and probably Dark Green, with undersurfaces probably in PRU Blue.

 

[Wurger]

I agree. Therefore I don't trust so-called colour images taken during the WW2 here in the Europe , especially, at the beginning and the mid period.

 

[Snautzer01]

Nr 626 Nr 625 Production 08-06-1943 Tuesday

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[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Happy Birthday D.H. 98 Mosquito. First flight November 25, 1940

 

[Snautzer01]

captured beute

View attachment 748082

Type:	View attachment 748083 de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV
Owner/operator:	540 Sqn RAF
Registration:	DZ466
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Plage des Rosaires beach at Plérin, Côtes-d'Armor département. - View attachment 748084 France
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito DZ466: Took off at 10:10 hrs for PR mission to Paris area. 20/02/1943
On during his return he made a forced landing on the beach near St.Brieuc.
The only captured Mosquito DZ466 / T9+XB.
Crew:
F/O (101.512 ) Wilfrid Lane PAYNE (pilot) RAFVR - POW
Sgt (1253865) Arthur John KENT (obs) RAFVR - POW

Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV DZ466, Saturday 20 February 1943

Mosquito DZ466: Took off at 10:10 hrs for PR mission to Paris area. 20/02/1943 On during his return he made a forced landing on the beach near St.Brieuc. The only captured Mosquito DZ466...

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More pictures of this bird here. 20 février 1943

 

[Alex Smart]

More pictures of this bird here. 20 février 1943

Photo in the link below shows that propellers were damaged on landing on the beach.
Later photos show her in Luftwaffe markings T9+XB without propellers at a September 1943 Captured Air show. A new pair of propellers were still to be acquired from other downed Mosquitoes.
Aircraft definitely shows a camouflaged uper surface and red and blue fuselage roundels before being repainted in Luftwaffe colours.

https://www.luftwaffe-experten.org/forums/index.php?/topic/316-captured-de-havilland-mosquito/

Of interest, somewhere I remember seeing an aerial reconacance photo of a German airfield that shows the Mosquito and Beaufighter side by side by a hanger and a B17 on the grass some distance away from the hanger.

 

[Crimea_River]

That LEMB link isn't going to work for most people here. I forgot my old login name and PW and can't get in anymore.

 

[Alex Smart]

That LEMB link isn't going to work for most people here. I forgot my old login name and PW and can't get in anymore.

Sorry about that, I thought that as I was signed in on the LEMB that members who viewed my link would be able to see it ?

 

[Snautzer01]

Sorry about that, I thought that as I was signed in on the LEMB that members who viewed my link would be able to see it ?

No that is not possible. Over on torch there is a good discussion with more recent material.

Mosquito in Luftwaffe markings - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Mosquito in Luftwaffe markings Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces

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[Alex Smart]

No that is not possible. Over on torch there is a good discussion with more recent material.

Mosquito in Luftwaffe markings - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

Mosquito in Luftwaffe markings Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces

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Here hopefully is the Mosquito with the Stirling.
The "XB" can be clearly seen on the Mossie while the Stirling has the numbers.

 

[Snautzer01]

i posted the same picture.

7 Squadron RAF with fuselage codes MG-F, N3705 and flown in Luftwaffe markings for testing by Erprobungsstelle Rechlin as aircraft 6+8

 

[Snautzer01]

HT-E

Date:	Thursday 20 March 1952
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III
Owner/operator:	231 OCU RAF
Registration:	RR288
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	RAF stn Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England - United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	RAF ???
Destination airport:	RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Mosquito RR288: Took off for night training flight. 20/03/1952
Swung off the runway on landing at night. The undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft came
to rest on the grass at the side of the runway at RAF Bassingbourn.
Crew: ???? Ok

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2. Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III RR288,

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

Post war original colour 139 SQUADRON MOSQUITOES - RAF CONINGSBY

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[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Snautzer01]

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