De Havilland Mosquito – From Unwanted Pest to Hero However, the warbird (yes, I’m using an avian metaphor for a plane named for an invertebrate) had some hurdles to overcome before attaining ...

Being steps away from the runway at the Kelowna International Airport is just as rare as a rainy day in the Okanagan but, both happened at the inaugural Wings and Wheels Show.

Experience gained from the production of this primarily wooden, sleek, high speed racer went on to inform the design of the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito, a light bomber that entered RAF service in ...

July 27, 2024 marked the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the de Havilland Comet, the world’s first jet-powered airliner. This airliner had a troubled start to service, but eventually ...

De Havilland Canada could decide in 2025 whether to launch an updated variant of the Dash 8 turboprop, a move that would see the company shake up a market now largely controlled by competitor ATR.

Between 1943 and 1945, Mrs Sharland - then Freydis Leaf - flew 38 different types, including Vickers Wellington bombers, De Havilland Mosquito combat aircraft and, most frequently, Supermarine ...

The de Havilland Comet was the world's first jet airliner and transformed ... is the Mosquito B.Mk.35 bomber — a supercharged model that could be equipped with a 4,000 lb bomb – developed ...

The Planes of Fame Air Museum is hosting a “Hangar Talk” focused on the unique aircraft on Nov. 4 and the Mosquito will fly after the presentation. The Hangar Talk will delve into the design and ...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the de Havilland Mosquito* ... And Air Vice Marshal Basil Embry made sure that his crews extremely well trained, building a full scale model of a V1 on the ...

A rivalry had developed between fans of the De Havilland Mosquito and supporters of the Black Widow and Britain’s Royal Air Force wanted to evaluate the P-61. On July 5, 1944, a fly-off happened ...