File:100 years of the RAF MOD 45163636.jpg

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English: Image of de Haviland Mosquito FB.VIs of 248 Squadron attacking a German 'M' Class minesweeper and two trawler-type auxiliaries in the mouth of the Gironde River, off Royan, France, on 12 August 1944. Bombs can be seen straddling the vessel, which later blew up.

When Mosquito production began in 1941 it was one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world. Entering service in late 1941, the first Mosquito variant was an unarmed high-speed, high-altitude photo-reconnaissance aircraft.

Subsequent versions continued in this role throughout the war. The first Mk. B.IV bomber, entered service with No. 105 Squadron on 15 November 1941. From mid-1942 to mid-1943, Mosquito bombers flew high-speed, medium or low-altitude daylight missions against factories, railways and other pinpoint targets in Germany and German-occupied Europe.

  • Some of these images have had some dodging and burning done and have been retouched to remove detritus and dust and scratch marks only*
  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: C-4551
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Aircraft, Equipment, People, Historic
  • Keywords: WWII, World War Two, War, Spray, De Havilland Mosquito, Light Bomber, Aircraft, Equipment, Historic, Royal Air Force, RAF, Historic Aircraft, Fighter, Bomber, Attack, Bobming Run, Terrain, Environment, Landscape, Scenery, Water, River, B&W, Black and White, RAF 100
  • Country: France
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