Mosquito B Mk.IV, GB•K, DZ413....

[Lucky13]

Which would be the correct decals?

 

[Wurger]

It looks like the 105 Squadron Mosquitos had the code letters mirrored on the starboard .. if you have meant that

the pic source:

de Havilland Mosquito part 2 | World War Photos

de Havilland Mosquito photo gallery part 2.

www.worldwarphotos.info

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[Wurger]

The starboard of the GB-K can be seen in here ... the enlarged shot ...

and the port side here .. the enlarged images .. but judging by the shape of the serial in the shots it may be not the DZ413.

the pic source:
105 Squadron Royal Air Force RAF de Havilland Dh-98 Mosquito B-4S Parked in a Row

Mosquito B IV of 105 Squadron RAF 1943 | World War Photos

Mosquito B IV GB-A DZ360 of 105 Squadron RAF 1943

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[Wurger]

..... but judging by the shape of the serial in the shots it may be not the DZ413.

Yep .. the old Monogram instruction to their kit says it was the DZ378. Anyway the mirror letter code can be seen.

 

[Crimea_River]

A database I have has both serials using the K designation. DZ413 collided with DZ365 on Feb 26, 1943. DZ378 was damaged only a week before on Feb 20, 1943 and was sent to 13MU. So maybe DZ413 sported the K for only a week before crashing.

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt

Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV DZ413, Friday 26 February 1943

Mosquito DZ413/K: Takeoff at 16:45 hrs for attack a naval stores depot. 26/02/1943 Seven aircraft successfully bombed target from heights varying from 50 to 800 feet. Clouds of smoke an...

aviation-safety.net

 

[buffnut453]

A database I have has both serials using the K designation. DZ413 collided with DZ365 on Feb 26, 1943. DZ378 was damaged only a week before on Feb 20, 1943 and was sent to 13MU. So maybe DZ413 sported the K for only a week before crashing.

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt

Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV DZ413, Friday 26 February 1943

Mosquito DZ413/K: Takeoff at 16:45 hrs for attack a naval stores depot. 26/02/1943 Seven aircraft successfully bombed target from heights varying from 50 to 800 feet. Clouds of smoke an...

aviation-safety.net

Given the timeline, DZ413 may not have worn any codes at all. It often took a couple of weeks for a new aircraft to receive its squadron codes, depending on how busy the paint shop was.

 

[Wurger]

That's true. It might have been she didn't wear any letter code just the serial.