Aircraft Photo of NS519 | De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito B35 | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #49461
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:"NS519"
Military Code:P
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito
Aircraft Version:De Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito B35
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDWF   IATA: -   Local: DWF   Other: -
Collection:National Museum of the United States Air Force
 
Photo Date:18 August 2013
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 49461
Photo Comment

This Mosquito is in reality RS709, a B.Mk. 35, but has been restored to a USAAF Mk. XVI configuration and given the fake aerial NS519, a weather reconnaissance aircraft of the 653rd BS based in England in 1944-1945. This Mosquito was also formerly G-ASKA, N9797 and G-MOSI.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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