de Havilland Mosquito B35 TJ138

de Havilland Mosquito B35 TJ138

  • The De Havilland Mosquito was nicknamed the "Wooden Wonder" as she was built largely from laminated plywood
  • Mosquito TJ138 is one of 7,781 Mosquitos aircraft built between 1940 and 1950
  • Delivered to 27 MU at RAF Shawbury, Shropshire in August 1945
  • Served with 98 Squadron at RAF Celle in Germany
  • Retired from active service at RAF Bicester in July 1959
  • Moved to the RAF Museum at RAF Colerne in 1967
  • Placed into storage before moved in RAF Hendon in 1992
  • Restored and displayed in her original markings of No 98 Squadron of the RAF
  • One of only thirty surviving de Havilland Mosquito aircraft
  • There are no Mosquito aircraft currently flying, although at least three examples are being returned to flight
Manufacturerde Havilland Aircraft Company (United Kingdom)
Aircraft typeMilitary bomber
Length 40ft 6in
Wingspan 54ft 2in
Height 12ft 6in
Weight 14,635lb (empty)/23,000lb (loaded)
Speed 415 mph
Ceiling height 37,000ft
Engines2x Rolls Royce Merlin 114A engine producing 1,690hp
Range 1,955 miles
Crew1 pilot, 1 bomb-aimer