The DeHaviland Mosquito was among the fastest tactical bombers of WW2. When developed in the early part of the war, there was a serious concern about a possible shortage of typical construction materials, so the DeHaviland design team used laminated plywood for the entire structure of the airplane. The Mosquito was fast and usually capable of eluding most German interceptors. With a crop of restoration projects finally taking off, some knowledge about the airplane has again come to light as the video below shows.
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