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Many hundreds of fatal accidents and incidents involving military aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force have occurred since 1945, the great majority of them before the end of the Cold War. They are grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred.. 5 January 1950 VP199, a De Havilland Mosquito B.35 of No. 109 Squadron RAF.

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The head of the Royal Air Force (RAF) says its Project Mosquito effort to demonstrate a lightweight affordable novel combat aircraft is on track for flight testing before the end of 2023.

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One of several initiatives being explored by the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), the Mosquito aircraft had been tentatively scheduled to fly in 2023.

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The uncrewed fighter aircraft demonstrator, known as Mosquito, will begin a flight-test programme in 2023. Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin, gave a keynote speech at the RUSI Combat Air Power conference outlining the plan.

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The hugely versatile and high performance DH98 Mosquito was unquestionably the greatest contribution by the De Havilland Aircraft Company to the success of the RAF in the Second World War.

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The de Havilland Mosquito is a British two-engine multi-role combat aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied air forces during World War II. Of the 7,781 aircraft built, 30 survive today, four of which are airworthy. Eight aircraft are currently [when?] under restoration. Surviving aircraft Surviving aircraft by manufacturer

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Mosquitos were widely used by the RAF Pathfinder Force, which marked targets for night-time strategic bombing. Despite an initially high loss rate due to low-level daylight attack operations, the Mosquito ended the war with the lowest losses of any of the aircraft types in RAF Bomber Command service.

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The Mosquito bomber not only proved to be fast, it was able to carry four 500 lb. bombs and drop them with remarkable accuracy, as shown by a highly publicised low-level attack on the Gestapo Headquarters in Oslo on 26 September 1942.

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The Mosquito was a remarkable aircraft for its time; not only was it made largely of wood but it was designed as an unarmed bomber, depending on its superior speed to escape enemy fighters. It was nicknamed 'The Wooden Wonder'. On 12 March 1945 the last bomber variant of the Mosquito, the B35, made its first test flight.

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The de Havilland Mosquito was a British twin-engine, multirole combat aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other Allied air forces during the Second World War. It was constructed primarily of wood, earning it the nickname, " Wooden Wonder .". The Mosquito was first introduced in 1941, and the final operational units were.

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The Mosquito flew with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other air forces in the European, Mediterranean, and Italian theatres. The Mosquito was also operated by the RAF in the Southeast Asian theatre and by the Royal Australian Air Force based in the Halmaheras and Borneo during the Pacific War.

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Defence and armed forces Project Mosquito, the future uncrewed Combat Aircraft Technology Demonstration being explored by the Royal Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), will not proceed.

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The twin-engine bomber was one of the most versatile RAF aircrafts to serve during the war. The find has boosted plans by a group, the People's Mosquito Project, to rebuild the bomber.

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A new project to develop a novel unmanned combat aircraft has been announced by the RAF Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). and partnering for Project Mosquito. For Phase 1, contracts were awarded.

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22:01, Wed, Feb 22, 2023 | UPDATED: 23:56, Wed, Feb 22, 2023 Bookmark Faster than a Spitfire, the Mosquito could also carry a 4,000lb bombload (Image: ) Nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder" for its.

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Contemporary RAF thinking favored heavily armed bombers with large crews, whereas the Mosquito could be flown with a pilot and navigator. During the war the Air Ministry became more interested Still not convinced that de Havilland was on the right track with its minimally armed fast bomber, the Air Ministry shelved the project and asked the planemaker to build wings for other aircraft.

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