De Havilland Mosquito

[johnbr]

Lieutenant M Cybulski (left) and Flying Officer H Ladbrook of No. 410 Squadron RCAF, with their damaged Mosquito Mk II at Coleby Grange, 27 September 1943. Their aircraft was severely charred by an exploding Dornier Do 217

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

dh- with the highball bomb.

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

 

[pbehn]

Great shots

 

[johnbr]

 

[johnbr]

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[Wurger]

 

[herman1rg]

Any background on the first pic in the first post?

 

[johnbr]

Add the info on the first one.

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[herman1rg]

Great thanks

 

[MiTasol]

Hi johnbr

Fantastic photos - especially those that raise more questions
The noses in Post 6 second photo??????
Gun turret??
Photographer position??
Something related to all those extra antennae??

Mi

 

[wuzak]

Hi johnbr

Fantastic photos - especially those that raise more questions
The noses in Post 6 second photo??????
Gun turret??
Photographer position??
Something related to all those extra antennae??

Mi

They are the universal radome to accept the AI Mk.IX or AI Mk.X (SCR 720) radar for the Mosqwuito NFs - XIX and XXX had those, IIRC.

I am unsure as to whether the extra antennae are related to the radar. Earlier AI radars, such as the Ai Mk.IV used on the NF.II had such antennae:

http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/top/o/M222.jpg

But it appears late model versions had them as well:

http://66.media.tumblr.com/a79baa64eea926831686948a826c8202/tumblr_inline_nlvm58KPcf1t90ue7_1280.jpg

Note thatthe radomes were plastic, and would often go unpainted post-war.

They may have been radar detectors, such as Serrate.

 

[wuzak]

http://www.lancaster-archive.com/serrate3.jpg

 

[Crimea_River]

***DISREGARD**** the below. Thought you were talking about the first pic.

That's just the standard FB nose with access to the 4x.303's.

 

[wuzak]

I believe you can see the scanning disc of the radar through the plastic.

And a schematic of the arrangement
http://www.bamfbamrs.be/Bamrs/mosquito/sradartotal2.jpg