Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission

'No dry history, Mosquito reads like a thriller... this outstanding book is hard to put down... Unreservedly recommended' Aviation Historian 'White immerses the reader in the action from the first page. A must read choice for total aviation people everywhere' Flight International 'A captivating history... Rowland White uses the history of these operations to weave stories of courage and fortitude into the story of a great machine' Daily Telegraph Built of lightweight wood, powered by two growling Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, impossibly aerodynamic, headspinningly fast and armed to the teeth, the de Havilland Mosquito was the war-winning wonder that should never have existed: the aircraft the RAF didn't think it wanted then couldn't do without. Flying on operations barely eighteen months after a single prototype was ordered off the drawing board, it was the answer to its pilots' prayers: a stunningly versatile warplane capable of leaving the Luftwaffe in its wake to attack when and where