De Havilland Mosquito Mk 30 – RAF High Altitude Night Fighter-Bomber


De Havilland Mosquito Mk.30
De Havilland Mosquito Mk.30 on display in Brussels, Belgium – photo 2013

Although the RAF at first did not show any interest in the De Havilland Mosquito, once World War Two broke out the aircraft proved it was capable of performing many tasks. Mosquito’s were used in many different roles like medium bomber, fighter-bomber, reconnaissance, anti-submarine, tactical strike fighter and night fighter. The mostly wooden structure made it a rather unusual aircraft. Thanks to this it got the nickname “Wooden Wonder” and “Mossie”.

De Havilland Mosquito Mk 30
De Havilland Mosquito Mk 30 close up – photo 2013

High Altitude Night Fighter

Mk 30 version Mosquito’s were night fighters and this type was especially built for high altitudes. The plane was powered by two Rolls Royce “Merlin 76” engines and has a so called “Bull” nose. The Mk 30 is the final variant of the Mosquito in World War Two. A total of 526 Mk 30s were built.

The Mosquito was clearly being worked on during our visit in 2013. By now it will probably be restored to it’s full glory.

De Havilland Mosquito Mk 30
De Havilland Mosquito Mk 30 – Brussels, Belgium – photo 2013
De Havilland Mosquito Mk30 engine
De Havilland Mosquito Mk 30 detail of the Rolls Royce Merlin 76 engine – photo 2013
De Havilland Mosquito Mk 30 nose detail
De Havilland Mosquito Mk 30 nose detail – Brussels, Belgium – photo 2013
De Havilland Mosquito Mk 30 brussels
De Havilland Mosquito Mk 30 brussels – photo 2013

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