D.H. Mosquito

[Mr Creosote]

Hello LSPers: I'm looking at building a 32nd scale Mosquito and I am wondering what the concensus is on the best reference book or books that are out there for this subject.

-RD

[Monty Python]

I've just recieved my copy of the new Mosquito FB.VI aviation guide from SAM Publications. Superb reference photos and diagrams inside. One Mossie book I'd definitely recommend

 

Chris

[CharlesMetz]

In addition to the new book that Chris mentioned, I would recommend:

 

Bowyer and Philpott: 'Mosquito' (Classic Aircraft series, No. 7; Patrick Stephens [uK], 1980; 120 pages) -- AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDED: Mosquito; COCKPIT DETAIL: Mosquito NF & Mosquito FB cockpit floor (p. 88) & door (p. 111); Mosquito NF (p. 32); Mosquito FB.VI (p. 32, 68, 74); Mosquito B.IV (p. 80, 84); Mosquito B.35 (p. 112, 113); WHEELWELL DETAIL: Mosquito (p. 74, 89); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Mosquito landing gear (p. 74, 111); 2-stage supercharged Mosquito nacelle & engine bay (p. 13); various Mosquito NF noses (p. 73, 104); Mosquito NF & Mosquito FB canopy (p. 74), gun installations (p. 77), door (p. 111); Mosquito B canopy (p. 79); Mosquito B.35 bomb bay (p. 114); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: 2-stage supercharged Mosquito nacelle & engine bay (p. 89); Mosquito prototype wing (p. 96); Mosquito NF.XV gun pack & wingtip (p. 106); GENERIC CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS: Mosquito (inside back cover); GENERIC MARKING PATTERNS: Mosquito (inside back cover); SPECIFIC MARKING PROFILES: Mosquito prototype (p. 93), Mosquito NF.II (p. 15, 104), Mosquito T.III (p. 102, 103), Mosquito B.IV (p. 18), Mosquito FB.VI (p. 35, 50, 78), Mosquito B.IX (p. 25), Mosquito PR.IX (p. 30), Mosquito NF.XIII (p. 30, 104), Mosquito NF.XV (p. 106), Mosquito PR.XVI (p. 35, 115), Mosquito B. XXV (p. 41), Mosquito NF.30 (p. 45), Sea Mosquito TR.33 (p. 51), Mosquito PR.34 (p. 110, 115), Mosquito NF.36 (p. 67), Mosquito PR.40 (p. 115)

 

Di Napoli, Mancini, Tanaka and Sato: 'de Havilland Mosquito' (Aero Detail series, No. 23; Dai-Nippon Kaiga Co., Ltd. [Japan], 1999; in Japanese and English; 140 pages) -- AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDED: Mosquito prototype, Mosquito PR.I, Mosquito B.IV, Mosquito FB.VI, Mosquito NF.XIX, Mosquito NF.30, Mosquito B.35; COCKPIT DETAIL: Mosquito prototype (p. 17, 22, 23), Mosquito NF.II (p. 108), Mosquito FB.VI (p. 21, 109), Mosquito NF.30 (p. 24, 25), Mosquito B.35 (p. 19, 26-29); WHEELWELL DETAIL: Mosquito prototype (p. 69), Mosquito B.35 (p. 71); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Mosquito elevator variations (p. 107), engine mount (p. 105), nacelle variations (p. 104, 105), propeller variations (p. 107), underwing drop-tank variations (p. 107), underwing rocket projectile rails (p. 106), wing-tip variations (p. 106); Mosquito prototype bomb bay (p. 32, 33), bomb bay doors (p. 34), canopy (p. 16, 17), crew entry door (p. 14), exhausts (p. 56), flaps (p. 44, 45), fuselage (p. 38, 39), landing gear (p. 68), nacelle (p. 54, 55), nose (p. 8), radiators (p. 45), tail (p. 72-74), tail wheel (p. 76), wing (p. 44); Mosquito PR.I nacelle (p. 104); Mosquito B.IV nacelles (p. 104); Mosquito FB.VI canopy (p. 20, 21), crew entry door (p. 15), engine [Merlin 20] (p. 66, 67), nacelle (p. 104), nose (p. 9), tail wheel (p. 77); Mosquito NF.XIX nacelle (p. 104); Mosquito NF.30 cannon bay (p. 336, 37), engine bay (p. 57, 58), exhaust shroud (p. 59), flaps (p. 42, 43, 46, 47), landing light (p. 47), nacelle (p. 56, 57, 59, 105), nose (p. 10, 11), propeller (p. 57), tail (p. 75), wing (p. 42, 43); Mosquito B.35 bomb bay (p. 334, 35), canopy (p. 118, 19), crew entry door (p. 14), engine bay (p. 60, 61), exhaust (p. 62-64), flaps (p. 49, 50), fuselage (p. 40, 41), landing gear (p. 70), nacelle (p. 62-65, 105), nose (p. 12, 13), wing (p. 48-50), 50-gallon wing "slipper" tank (p. 51); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Mosquito B.IV (p. 111-116), Mosquito FB.VI (p. 133-138), Mosquito NF.30 (p. 129-132); GENERIC CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS: Mosquito day bomber [e.g., Mosquito B.IV] (p. 80, 81), Mosquito night fighter [e.g., Mosquitio NF.30] (p. 83, 84); GENERIC MARKING PATTERNS: Mosquito (p. 82, 83); SPECIFIC MARKING PROFILES: Mosquito PR.I (p. 91), Mosquito NF.II (p. 87, 90), Mosquito B.IV Series I (p. 85), Mosquito B.IV Series II (p. 85, 86), Mosquito B.IV Special [bulged bomb bay] (p. 87), Mosquito FB.VI (p. 87-89, 92), Mosquito NF.XIII (p. 90), Mosquito B.XVI (p. 86), Mosquito PR.XVI (p. 91, 92), Mosquito FB.XVIII (p. 90), Mosquito NF.30 (p. 88)

 

Franks: 'The De Havilland Mosquito' (Modellers Datafile series, No. 1; SAM Publications [uK], 1998; 168 pages) -- AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDED: DH-4, DH88 Comet, DH91 Albatross, DH95 Flamingo, DH98 Mosquito (F-8), Sea Mosquito; COCKPIT DETAIL: Mosquito prototype (p. 81, 82), Mosquito NF.II (p. 55, 99, 103), Mosquito T.III (p. 100, 103), Mosquito B.IV (p. 15, 57), Mosquito B.IV "Highball" (p. 26), Mosquito FB.VI (p. 31), Mosquito B.XVI (p. 56, 58, 98, 100), Mosquito PR.XVI (p. 58), Mosquito B.XX (p. 103), Mosquito NF.30 (p. 57), Mosquito PR.34 (p. 56), Mosquito B.35 (p. 83-85, 101), Mosquito TT.35 (p. 101), Mosquito TT.39 (p. 98); Sea Mosquito TF.37 (p. 34); Mosquito NF [version?] (p. 97); throttle quadrants for Mosquitos with single-stage (p. 102) and two-stage (p. 89, 102) Merlin engines; generic control columns (p. 103), rudder pedals (p. 102); WHEELWELL DETAIL: Mosquito B.35 (p. 90); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Mosquito prototype dorsal turret (p. 11), fuselage (p. 54, 55), nacelle (p. 93), tail (p. 91), radiator intake (p. 96); Mosquito NF.II nose (p. 29); Mosquito B.IV bomb bay doors (p. 107), camera installation (p. 108), "Highball" installation (p. 26), nacelle (p. 111), undersurfaces (p. 16); Mosquito FB.VI cannon bay (p. 111), nacelle (p. 111), nose (p. 96, 141), radiators (p. 108), underwing rocket projectile rails/racks (p. 19, 20, 30, 32); Mosquito B.IX nacelle (p. 114); Mosquito FB.XVIII "Mollins" ["Tse-Tse"] nose (p. 27); Mosquito B.XVI nacelle (p. 110); Mosquito NF.XIX AI radar (p. 113), "Monica" tail warning radar (p. 113, 114); Mosquito FB.26 bomb bay doors (p. 107), wing bomb rack (p. 112); Mosquito NF.30 nacelle (p. 114); Mosquito B.35 bomb bay (p. 94), engine bay (p. 94), fuel tanks (p. 90), fuselage (p. 93), landing gear (p. 90), nacelle (p. 93, 110), nose (p. 105), tail (p. 91), wings (p. 91); Mosquito NF.36 nacelle (p. 114); Mosquito NF.38 nacelle (p. 114), nose (p. 42); Sea Mosquito TR.33 enlarged elevators (p. 33), nacelle (p. 110), nose (p. 34), RATO installation (p. 32), torpedo mount (p. 32), wing structure (p. 109), wingfold [wing fold] (p. 32, 109); generic Mosquito bomb sights (p. 88, 89), bomber nose (p. 114), cameras (p. 87, 88), canopies (p. 106, 114), drop tanks (p. 107), electronic equipment (p. 86, 105), fuel tanks (p. 108), landing gear (p. 104, 105), rear part of nacelle (p. 31), tail wheel (p. 96); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Mosquito NF.II, Mosquito B.IV [including "Highball" version], Mosquito FB.VI, B.IX, Mosquito NF.XII, Mosquito NF.XV, Mosquito B.XVI, Mosquito NF.XVII, Mosquito FB.XVIII "Mollins" ["Tse-Tse"], Mosquito TR.33 (all on 8-page foldout after p. 160); GENERIC CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS: Mosquito (p. 129, 131, 135); GENERIC MARKING PATTERNS: Mosquito (p. 132), including Chinese (p. 136), Swedish (p. 135) and Yugoslavian (p. 137, 138); SPECIFIC MARKING PROFILES: Mosquito NF.II (p. 52), Mosquito T.III (p. 51), Mosquito B.IV (p. 49, 52), Mosquito FB.VI (p. 50, 51, 53, 54), Mosquito FB.XVIII "Mollins" ["Tse-Tse"] (p. 51), Mosquito PR.XVI (p. 53, 54), Mosquito NF.XIX [swedish J 30] (p. 53), Mosquito B.25 (p. 49), Mosquito T.29 (p. 53), Mosquito NF.30 (p. 54), Mosquito TR.33 (p. 54), Mosquito B.35 (p. 52); COMMENT(s): Includes sketches and call-outs of all exterior differences among various Mosquito versions (p. 65-80); a section on modeling the Mosquito prototype, NF.II, NF.XV prototype, J 30 (Swedish NF.XIX), B.IV, FB,IV, PR.XVI, PR.34A and TT.35 in 1/48 scale (p. 115-127); a section on Mosquito camouflage and markings (p. 129-138); a modeling-paint cross-reference chart for Mosquito colors (p. 139); a list of all Mosquito kits (p. 141); a list of all Mosquito conversion sets and aftermarket detail parts (p. 142, 143); an illustrated list of Mosquito engines (p. 144); a list, with specifications, of all Mosquito variants (p. 145-147); a list of all Mosquito squadrons (p. 149-152); a Mosquito chronology (p. 154); a list of Mosquito production batches, including serial numbers (p. 155); and a bibliography of publications on the Mosquito (p. 157)

 

and:

 

MacKay: 'Mosquito' (Walk Around series, No. 15; Squadron/Signal [uSA], 1998; 79 pages) -- AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDED: Mosquito, Sea Mosquito; COCKPIT DETAIL: Mosquito prototype (p. 9), Mosquito B.35 (p. 28-31, 37), Mosquito NF.II (p. 36-40); WHEELWELL DETAIL: Mosquito B.35 (p. 13), Mosquito NF.II (p. 53); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: generic Mosquito drop tank (p. 70), underwing bomb rack (p. 70), underwing rocket projectile installations (p. 70); Mosquito prototype bomb bay (p. 6, 7), engine nacelle (p. 3-6), fin (p. 7), landing gear (p. 4, 5), nose (p. 8); Mosquito FB.VI nose (p. 67); Mosquito NF.XV propellers & wings (p. 79); Mosquito PR.XVI with H2X "bullnose" radome (p. 74); Mosquito FB.XVIII ["Mollins" or "Tse-Tse"] gun (p. 48, 49), nose (p. 67); Mosquito NF.II canopy (p. 34, 35), engine bay (p. 54-61), fuselage gun bay (p. 48, 50, 51), landing gear (p. 52, 54), nose gun bay (p. 46-48), tail cone (p. 45); USAAF Mosquito B.35 bomb bay (p. 16), canopy (p. 20, 21), engine bay (p. 25), engine nacelle (p. 24, 26), landing gear (p. 12-15), radiator (p. 24), tail (p. 17-19), wing (p. 22, 23, 26, 27); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Mosquito FB.VI (p. 10, 11), Mosquito NF.II (p. 42, 43); GENERIC CAMOUFLAGE PATTERNS: Mosquito (p. 68, 69); SPECIFIC MARKING PROFILES: Mosquito PR.I (p. 72), Mosquito B.IV (p. 72), Mosquito FB.VI (p. 76), Mosquito B.IX (p. 73), Mosquito NF.XII (p. 73), Mosquito B.XVI (p. 73), Mosquito PR.XVI (p. 77), Mosquito NF.30 (p. 77), Mosquito PR.40 (p. 76), Sea Mosquito TR.33 (p. 77)

 

Charles Metz

[avro683]

I agree that the new SAM book is first class, unfortunately the datafile has beenout of print for some time now. The ony caveat is that the new SAM book is sub-type specific (FBVI) so if your model is of a different mark you may find it only of limited use.

[Hacker]

 

Does anyone know what this book is like??

[theseeker]

Aero Detail is a very fine book too!

[Mr Creosote]

Holy Smokes Y'all! Thanks for the heads up on the books. Mr. Metz: you are off the chain. Thanks.

RD

[Joe66]

Digging this topic back up......

 

Since this thread has anyone found anything to add to the list ? And, what I am curious about, which of the Mosquito ref books have the best photos of them during construction ? I would like as much info and detail of the construction process as possible.

 

Joe