De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito : livres - histoire

De Havilland Mosquito Manual (1940 onwards) - An insight into developing, flying, servicing and restoring (Haynes Aircraft Manual)

Surnommé le "prodige en bois" en raison de sa construction en grande partie en bois, le de Havilland Mosquito fut l'un des avions de combat les plus polyvalents et les plus réussis de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

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Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Jonathan Falconer, Brian Rivas
Présentation :	176 pages, 28 x 21.5 x 1.5 cm, relié
Illustration :	211 photos en N&B et 92 en couleurs
Langue :	anglais (un dictionnaire technique anglais-français est gratuitement disponible en téléchargement ici)
Editeur :	Haynes Publishing (GB, 2013)
Série :	Haynes Aircraft Manual
ISBN :	9780857333605

The Merlin: The Engine That Won the Second World War

Le Rolls-Royce Merlin est l'un des moteurs d'avion les plus célèbres de l'histoire. Il a équipé des avions clés de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, notamment le Spitfire et le Hurricane, qui ont défendu la Grande-Bretagne lors de la bataille d'Angleterre en 1940. Il a aussi propulsé les bombardiers Lancaster et Halifax lors de missions au-dessus de l'Allemagne, ainsi que le Mosquito, reconnu pour ses bombardements de précision et missions de reconnaissance.
Aux États-Unis, le Merlin a été utilisé dans le P-51 Mustang, qui escortait les bombardiers B-17 et B-29 lors des raids diurnes. Le Mustang a également servi en Afrique du Nord, en Méditerranée et dans le Pacifique. Ce moteur a joué un rôle crucial dans la victoire des Alliés.

Le Merlin reste emblématique, et son bruit distinctif est encore audible en Angleterre, notamment lors des démonstrations du Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Il a récemment été mis à l'honneur lors du centenaire de la RAF, avec un Lancaster menant une formation de Spitfires et Hurricanes.
L'ancien pilote Gordon Wilson raconte le développement et l'utilisation de ce moteur en temps de guerre, en partageant les témoignages des équipages qui en dépendaient.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Gordon A. A. Wilson
Présentation :	256 pages, 19.5 x 12.5 x 1.8 cm, relié
Illustration :	50 photos en N&B et en couleurs
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2020)
ISBN :	9781398103252

Mosquito : The Original Multi-Role Combat Aircraft

During the course of aviation history, there have been very few aircraft that have achieved immediate success when entering front-line service. The arrival of the de Havilland Mosquito brought with it a degree of instant success that set it apart from a host of other aircraft. It was not designed to an RAF requirement, but was the result of an initiative of the designers and builders to utilize the skills of woodworkers and the relative abundance of wood in the crisis years of World War II.

The result was an aircraft that could be built quickly, was extremely fast and immensely versatile. Pilots loved it and the opportunities opened up to them as a result of the capabilities of this new and exciting aircraft.

Here, Graham Simons describes in detail how the de Havilland Mosquito was built, utilizing many rare photographs from the design studio and production lines. It illustrates and explains the many different roles that the aircraft took as the war progressed. Fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, night fighter - there were few tasks that this brilliant design could not adopt.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Graham Simons
Présentation :	256 pages, 23.5 x 16 x 1.7 cm, broché
Illustration :	env. 480 photos en N&B
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2015)
ISBN :	9781783400713

De Havilland Mosquito (Vol. 1): The Night-Fighter and Fighter-Bomber Marques in World War II (Legends of Warfare)

This first of two volumes on de Havilland's "Wooden Wonder" covers the night-fighter and fighter-bomber variants of the deadly Mosquito.
The development of the multirole Mosquito, from its original bomber and photoreconnaissance operational function to that of a night-fighter and fighter-bomber configuration, was initiated by the latent threat of a renewal of the 1940-41 "Blitz."

Over the ensuing years of WWII, the Mosquito attacked the enemy with sorties across a 24-hour time span, challenging the German Nachtjagd with aerial interceptions, as well as attacks on Luftwaffe airfields.
Pinpoint assaults on specialist targets was another aspect of Mosquito fighter-bomber operations, whose destructive effect on the Axis was constantly felt. Also covered are the Mosquito's operations with the Fleet Air Arm, as well as postwar use.

Part of the Legends of Warfare series.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Ron MacKay
Présentation :	112 pages, 23 x 23 x 1.6 cm, relié
Illustration :	197 photos en N&B et en couleurs
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2019)
Série :	Legends of Warfare
ISBN :	9780764358203

De Havilland Mosquito (Vol. 2): The Bomber and Photo-Recon Marques in World War II (Legends of Warfare)

This second of two volumes on de Havilland's "Wooden Wonder" covers the World War II bomber and photoreconnaissance variants of the deadly Mosquito.
Along with its night fighter and fighter-bomber variants, Mosquito bomber squadrons attacked the enemy around the clock. Pinpoint assaults on specialist targets were another aspect of Mosquito operations, whose destructive effect on the Axis was constantly felt.

Also featured in this volume is the Mosquito's operational service between 1942 and 1945 within the ranks of the RAF, Commonwealth air forces, and US Army Air Force, as well as postwar use.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	Ron Mackay
Présentation :	112 pages, 23.5 x 24 x 1.8 cm, relié
Illustration :	195 photos en N&B et en couleurs
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2021)
Série :	Legends of Warfare
ISBN :	9780764362378

The De Havilland Mosquito - Through the Eyes of a Pilot

The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was one of the fastest and most versatile aircraft of the Second World War. One of the first multi-role aircraft, it was used for reconnaissance and as a fighter, fighter-bomber, night fighter and interceptor.
In this book, David Ogilvy, one of the last surviving pilots to have flown Mosquitos operationally, provides an expert inside story of the secret development of the aircraft, the astonishing impact it made when first flown, its operational achievements, handling qualities and the many design developments that took it from quicksilver photographic reconnaissance aircraft to long-range bomber and pathfinder.

The author shows how the Mosquito's main defence was its speed and agility, Built from plywood and powered by two Rolls Royce Merlin engines, it could fly higher than enemy air defences and could out-pace even the fastest enemy fighters.
As preparations are made to bring the a working Mosquito back to Britain from New Zealand, this book is a worthy testament to one of the most remarkable British military aircraft.

Caractéristiques

Auteur :	David Ogilvy
Présentation :	96 pages, 23.5 x 16.5 x 1.2 cm, broché
Illustration :	70 photos
Langue :	anglais
Editeur :	Amberley Publishing (GB, 2017)
ISBN :	9781445663128