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The Luftwaffe fitted a DB605 to a Spitfire V, but not a Mosquito.Does one of you know something about a Mosquito in German sevice with a DB605?
I heard something about such one, but never read about it or saw pictures.
The closest I can think of (other than the Bf110G/Me210) would be the He219 (with DB603) or the Ta154 (Jumo211)
There was a request by the Finnish Airforce to the aircraft manufacturer Valmet to see about producing the De Havilland Mosquito equipped with the DB605. It was to be named the "Vihuri" but the soonest production could be started was 1946. So this was a "paper project" only...none were ever built.
Ta 154 is named as german Mosquito, because it was also built from wood.
I suspect late war production skews the picture of Mosquito usage. RAF Bomber Command had top priority for aircraft procurement and their first Mosquito operational sorties took place 31 May 1942. Interestingly enough that corresponds almost exactly with introduction of Me-210C by Germany.
Thanks for pointing out the obvious...Those were dedicated night fighter aircraft.
Mosquito was a light bomber with a night fighter variant. Rather like Ju-88G except the German aircraft was a low/medium altitude bomber and Mosquito emphasized high altitude pathfinder role.
I stated that the "Vihuri project" was a Finnish Airforce proposal to Valmet...Sorry, it's Finnish.
Show me where it's NOT referred to as a Moskito...this was Kurt Tank's project anyway.Has anyone ever seen an official document showing official use of "Moskito" for the Ta 154?
I very much doubt this, they would never name it after an enemy plane and previous Focke-Wulf aircraft were named after birds.
Sorry for my bad English, I meant that the link language is Finnish.Thanks for pointing out the obvious...
I stated that the "Vihuri project" was a Finnish Airforce proposal to Valmet...