de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito
General Characteristics:
Crew: 2: pilot, navigator/radar operator
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 VI liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,280hp each
Performance:
Maximum speed: 335 kn (386 mph, 621 km/h) at 21,400 ft (8,500 m)
Cruise speed: 261 kn (300 mph, 483 km/h)
Radius: 1,700 miles with bombload
Service ceiling: 33,000 ft (? 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:
Bombs: 4,000 lb (1,800 kg)
Notes:
Eight Mosquitos acquired August 1940 for use in Afghanistan, entered operational service late October 1940. Ten more acquired shortly thereafter for a total of eighteen in service by August 1941.
By 1949, the majority of aircraft were stored, with only four retained for active service.