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Mosquito Mayhem

de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII

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Mosquito Mayhem

By: Martin W. Bowman
Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
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"The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about 50 yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second, we were through the cloud of dirty yellowish-brown smoke and into the blackness beyond. I shall never forget the spontaneous reaction of both my pilot and myself. We turned our heads slowly and looked long and deep into one another's eyes-no word was spoken-no words were needed."

The Mosquito was probably World War II's most versatile combat aircraft. This book contains hundreds of firsthand accounts from many of the two-man crews who flew in them; pilots and navigators. It portrays the dramatic experiences of flying in its many roles as pathfinder, night fighter, reconnaissance aircraft, precision bombing, and low-level ground attack aircraft. It describes many of the RAF's most audacious raids on prime but difficult targets where carpet bombing by heavy bombers was likely to be ineffective and cause unnecessary casualties to civilians. It is a remarkable record of the aircraft and the men that flew them.

©2010 Martin W. Bowman (P)2019 Tantor
Air Forces Armed Forces Europe Medieval Military Military & War Weapons & Warfare World War II War Aviation US Air Force Middle Ages
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The speed that these boys learnt their trade and faced the enemy will never happen again.

So much risk every time they flew

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I was really disappointed in this book. Very few technical details of the plane or the story of how it came to be but if you want a story about the missions and the men (including their military honours) who flew them this is your book. I was pleased when I finish it

Disappointed

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The Mosquito has a wonderful history of historic crews and missions. This book should have been a lot more exciting than it was but that may have been owing to the monotone and boring reading performance of the narrator.

Wonderful aircraft and history - but ....

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Many historical accounts give a wealth of political background details. This volume centres on the pilots and their “adventures “. Excellent book to add to your collection

The story of the pilots

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I wanted to learn more about a famous aeroplane. The entire book is about nothing but a list of raids carried out and the names and titles of those flying

What a waste of time.

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