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Arguably one of the best multirole aircraft of all time, the de Havilland Mosquito is still much admired today.

The attempt to quell an uprising left deep scars on the collective memory of Mizoram, and led to an insurgency that lasted 20 years.

November marks the anniversary of the first flight of the de Havilland Mosquito. Here’s 7 things you didn’t know about the Hatfield-designed Wooden Wonder. 

These audacious aerial special operations by RAF Mosquitoes demonstrated that even airpower can rescue prisoners without boots on the ground and exemplified the importance of unconventional thinking in the successful conduct of special operations. Special operations forces are famously known today for a special task—hostage and prisoner rescue. These missions usually entail the usage of special operators or boots on the ground to conduct these high-risk operations. Examples of these special operations include the Son Tay raid (1970), the raid on Entebbe airport (1976), and the Iranian Emba...

A photograph of a World War Two fighter-plane making it’s final landing at Aston Down Airfield, near Minchinhampton, have been uncovered by a Stroud photographer. Tammy Lynn, from Stroud, discovered a collection of the late photographer Peter Coleman’s work, including this photo of a Mosquito T3 landing in 1946. Lancaster Bombers and Hawk Tempests can be seen on the ground beneath the Mosquito at the airfield, which was used by the Royal Air Force from the First World War until 1967 before the Cotswold Gliding Club moved from Tetbury. Built by the De Havilland Aircraft Company fo...