De Havilland Mosquito RAF British Bomber WW2 Recon Pathfinder DVD
This DVD is a collection of very rare films on the famous De Havilland Mosquito. The Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft and constructed almost entirely out of wood. Because of this construction, the Mosquito was strong, light and very fast. She could fly over 415 mph, and the Germans really had nothing to catch her. The Mosquito was used for photo recon, daylight raids and as pathfinders for night bombing.
Film #1 - Trees Become Mosquitos - The story of how wood from trees is used to construct the De Havilland Mosquito fighter-bomber.
Film #2 - RAF Pilot School - This an RCAF film on training men to be pilots in the RAF. Another title is Into the Blue. See the cadets go through their training from the Tiger Moth to the SNJ AT-6 Texan, and then on to the Mosquito. Another great film. Runtime is about 10 minutes.
Film #3 - The Mosquito Squadron - This is a very rare film by the Canadians called the Mosquito Squadron. This film starts at the Mosquito factory, progresses to flight training, and then to eventfully flying on bomber runs fighting the Germans from England. Runtime is about 12 minutes.
Film #4 - Pathfinders. This is a collection of shorts on the Mosquito Pathfinders - from the first British daylight raids, to night and day bombing, to the battle after D-day and the attacks on the submarine pens. Runtime is about 14 minutes.
Film #5 - Canadians Soldiers are Tough. This is a Canadian film about Canada's involvement and point of view of World War II. From training, to convoys, to fighting the Germans on the sea, air and ground, this film is worth watching. Runtime is about 17 minutes.
Film #6 - Mosquito Newsreels. A short collection of Mosquito newsreels:
Runtime is about 8 minutes.
Total runtime for the De Havilland Mosquito RAF British Bomber WW2 Recon Pathfinder DVD is about 71 minutes. Format is NTSC DVD and region-free.
The De Havilland Mosquito (DH.98) fighter-bomber first flew in November 1940. Because of shortages of steel and aluminum in wartime Great Britain, composite wood construction was used for the Mosquito plane. This construction method enabled the Mosquito airplane to meet the 415 mph speed specification - an amazing speed achievement in 1940. In addition, the WW2 Mosquito exhibited some degree of reduced radar detection due to its wood construction. Maybe the Mosquito could be considered an early stealth fighter-bomber.
The versatile De Havilland Mosquito functioned well in several differing roles during WW2: daytime bomber at low to medium altitudes, day and night fighter, night bomber at high altitudes and as a photo reconnaissance airplane.
The De Havilland Mosquito cockpit featured a crew of two: the pilot in the left seat and the bombardier/navigator in the right seat. As with most British planes of the era, there was no provision for a co-pilot.
The total number of Mosquito aircraft built during WWII was 6,710. Mosquito plane production was at six sites in Great Britain, one site in Canada and one site in Australia.
The Mosquito used two Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, each producing 1,710 hp. The range was 1,300 miles and the service ceiling was 37,000 feet. Armament consisted of four Browning .303 machine guns and four 20mm cannons. The bomb load was 4,000 pounds.
