DeHavilland Mosquito II/VI/XVII

Frank Riera
De Havilland Mosquito FB.Mk.VI
A52-520, 'NA.B' of 1 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
Labaun Island, July 1945

General characteristics

Crew: 2: pilot, navigator/bombardier
Length: 41 ft 2 in (13.57 m)
Wingspan: 54 ft 2 in (16.52 m)
Height: 17 ft 5 in (5.3 m)
Wing area: 454 ft2 (42.18 m2)
Empty weight: 13,356 lb (6,058 kg)
Loaded weight: 17,700 lb (8,028 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 18,649 lb (8,549 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 21/21 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1230hp
each

Performance

Maximum speed: 318 kn (366 mph (589 km/h)) at 21,400 ft (6,500 m)[165]
Range: 782 nmi (900 mi (1,400 km))with 410 gal (1,864-litre) fuel load at
20,000 ft (6,100 m)
Service ceiling: 29,000 ft (8,839 m)
Rate of climb: 1,740 ft/min (8.8 m/s)
Wing loading: 39.9 lb/ft2 (195 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.189 hp/lb (311 W/kg)

Armament
Guns: 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano Mk II cannon (fuselage) and 4 × .303 in
(7.7 mm) Browning machine guns (nose)
Bombs: 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg)
Rockets: eight RP-3 25lb or 60 lb rockets.

Avionics
AI Mk IV or Mk V radar (NF variants)