Sea Mosquito and Sea Hornet

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Sea Mosquito and Sea Hornet

Description

Photo 1 is missing.
Photo 2 is a port side flying view of a Sea Hornet.

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One b/w photograph on an album page

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PThomasAF20080025

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de Havilland Sea Mosquito.
Developed as a carrier borne torpedo & reconnaisance [sic] aircraft first flying in 1945.

[Photograph]

de Havilland Sea Hornet.
The Sea Hornet was a naval version of the Hornet, itself a single seat fighter developed from the Mosquito, & built for operations in the Pacific theatre. It was the first British single seat carrier borne fighter with twin engines. The Sea Hornet first flew in April 1945.

Citation

“Sea Mosquito and Sea Hornet,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed November 4, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/23291.

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