De Havilland Mosquito

American newsreel footage from WWII



Footage from an air display in the 1990's. There will be no further footage. The last airworthy Mosquito crashed at an airshow about 10 years ago.

Wordless Wednesday - The Grim Reaper

A die cast model of a De Havilland Mosquito BIV, a WWII British fighter/bomber

The name of this plane was "Grim Reaper" from the RAF's 109 Squadron. 109 Squadron was part of the Pathfinder Force which marked targets for heavy bombers. My father served in 109 Squadron and remembers the plane.

The two men who flew the Grim Reaper may well be in this photograph. My father is at the far right, second airman down (or third up)