Mosquito (Total: 7,777, Canadian: 54, Group 54)
de Havilland Mosquito

The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British twin-engine shoulder-winged multi-role combat aircraft, introduced during the Second World War. It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the era whose frame was constructed almost entirely of wood. Nicknamed The Wooden Wonder, it was affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews. The total number of DH98 Mosquito aircraft built was 7,781, the type serving with the main Allied air forces, including both the United States and Russia.
When Mosquito production began in 1941 it was the fastest propeller driven operational aircraft in the world. The first variant was an unarmed, high-speed, high-altitude photo-reconnaissance aircraft. Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber, the Mosquito's use evolved during the war into many roles including low to medium-altitude daytime tactical bomber, high-altitude night bomber, pathfinder, day or night fighter, fighter-bomber, intruder, and maritime strike aircraft. It was also used by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) as a fast transport to carry small high-value cargoes to, and from, neutral countries, through enemy-controlled airspace. The crew of two, pilot and navigator, sat side by side, but a single passenger could ride in the aircraft's bomb bay when necessary.
The Mosquito FB Mk. VI was often flown in special raids, such as Operation Jericho, an attack on Amiens Prison in early 1944, and precision attacks against military intelligence, security and police facilities (such as Gestapo headquarters). On the 10th anniversary of the Nazi' seizure of power in 1943, a morning Mosquito attack knocked out the main Berlin broadcasting station while Hermann Goering was speaking, putting his speech off the air. Goering later said: "It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito. I turn green and yellow with envy. There is nothing the British do not have. They have the geniuses and we have the nincompoops."
The Mosquito flew with the RCAF and other air forces in the European, Mediterranean and Italian theatres. After the end of the Second World War Spartan Air Services flew 10 ex-RAF Mosquitoes, mostly B.35's plus one of only six PR.35's built, for high-altitude photographic survey work in Canada. There are approximately 30 non-flying Mosquitos around the world with five airworthy examples, four in the United States, and one in Canada. Harold Skaarup web page and Wikipedia
BAE Systems (formerly De Havilland)
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK591
s/n TK591
TK 591
Known Units: APS Sylt
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK592
s/n TK592
TK 592
Known Units: APS Sylt
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK593
s/n TK593
TK 593
Known Units: 226OCU; 223OCU; 1CAACU
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK594
s/n TK594
TK 594
Known Units: 14
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK595
s/n TK595
TK 595
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK596
s/n TK596
TK 596
Known Units: 226OCU
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK597
s/n TK597
TK 597
Known Units: Mkrs
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK598
s/n TK598
TK 598
Known Units:
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK599
s/n TK599
TK 599
Known Units: APS Sylt
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK600
s/n TK600
TK 600
Known Units:
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK601
s/n TK601
TK 601
Known Units: 9MU
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK602
s/n TK602
TK 602
Known Units: 14
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK603
s/n TK603
TK 603
Known Units:
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK604
s/n TK604
TK 604
Known Units: Hdlg Sqn; 1CAACU; Thum Flt
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK605
s/n TK605
TK 605
Known Units: 2CAACU
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK606
s/n TK606
TK 606
Known Units: 2CAACU
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK607
s/n TK607
TK 607
Known Units: 2CAACU; 5CAACU; APS Sylt
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK608
s/n TK608
TK 608
Known Units: 236OCU; APS Sylt
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK609
s/n TK609
TK 609
Known Units: 4CAACU; 2 TAF CS
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK610
s/n TK610
TK 610
Known Units: TTF Gibraltar
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK611
s/n TK611
TK 611
Known Units: 229OCU; 1CAACU; 229OCU
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK612
s/n TK612
TK 612
Known Units: 22MU; 48MU; 33MU
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK613
s/n TK613
TK 613
Known Units:
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK614
s/n TK614
TK 614
Known Units: 226OCU
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK615
s/n TK615
TK 615
Known Units: AAEE
Converted to PR.Mk. 35 by De Havilland Leavesden.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK616
s/n TK616
TK 616
Known Units:
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK617
s/n TK617
TK 617
Known Units: 14
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK618
s/n TK618
TK 618
Known Units: 109; 139; 109
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK619
s/n TK619
TK 619
Known Units: CBE; 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK620
s/n TK620
TK 620
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK621
s/n TK621
TK 621
Known Units: SIU; RAE
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK622
s/n TK622
TK 622
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK623
s/n TK623
de Havilland
TK 623
Merlin 114
Known Units:
Delivered into storage 2 Feb 1946. To 274MU, then 15MU, Wroughton by 31 Oct 1946. Cat. C damage repaired on site 3 Jan 1947. Sent to Brooklands Aviation 7 Jul 1948 (possibly for more damage repair) then returned to 15MU 22 Dec 1948. Further repairs at Brooklands 26 Jan 1949 then stored. Sent to storage awaiting disposal at 22MU, Silloth 1 Mar 1950.One of 10 RAF surplus Mosquitos sold to Spartan Air Services of Ottawa, ON on 15 Dec 1954 for photo survey work. Civil conversion done by Derby Aviation Ltd. at Derby/Burnaston airfield. Test flight 10 Aug 1955, then ferried to Canada 11 Aug 1955 via Prestwick. On Canadian civil registry as CF-HMM. Employed on high-altitude photo survey work in Canada. Reported operating from Yellowknife NWT in the summer of 1957. Crashed while departing on a test flight from Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic on 27 March 1960. Pilot Douglas Wade and Engineer Frank Francis both lost their lives.
last update: 2025-February-05
1960-March-27 Write-Off Cuidad Trujillo Dominican Republic
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK624
s/n TK624
TK 624
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK625
s/n TK625
TK 625
Known Units: 14
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK626
s/n TK626
TK 626
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK627
s/n TK627
TK 627
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK628
s/n TK628
TK 628
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK629
s/n TK629
TK 629
Known Units: 14; CSE; 527
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK630
s/n TK630
TK 630
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK631
s/n TK631
TK 631
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK632
s/n TK632
TK 632
Known Units: PRDU; APDU
Converted to PR.Mk. 35 by De Havilland Leavesden.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK633
s/n TK633
TK 633
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK634
s/n TK634
TK 634
Known Units: ML Engineering; AFEE
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK635
s/n TK635
TK 635
Known Units: 139
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK648
s/n TK648
de Havilland
TK 648
Merlin 114A
Known Units: 230OCU; 139
Delivered into storage at 38MU, Llandow, Wales 3 Apr 1946. Sent to Air Service Training (civil/military training company) at Hamble 14 Aug 1947, then to 15MU at Wroughton 4 May 1948. To 230OCU at Lindholme 27 Oct 1948 then to RAF Hemswell 13 June 1950 with an unknown unit. Cat 3R damage on 23 Aug 1952 was repaired on site by de Havilland and by 4 Oct 1952 the aircraft was assigned to 139 Sqn. Then to 22MU at Silloth by 31 Jan 1953.One of 10 RAF surplus Mosquitos sold to Spartan Air Services of Ottawa, ON on 15 Dec 1954 for photo survey work. Civil conversion done by Derby Aviation Ltd. at Derby/Burnaston airfield, test flown 10 Aug 1955. Ferried to Canada 25 Sep-29 Oct 1955 via Prestwick, requiring an engine change in Keflavik, Iceland. On Canadian civil registry as CF-HMP. Employed on high-altitude photo survey work in Canada. Sent to Colombia for survey work in 1956. By the summer of 1957 CF-HMP was based in Whitehorse YT for survey work and flown by Spartan crew of Jack and Ken Tustin, who were brothers. When the survey season was over, HMP started heading back to Ottawa. On 10 Sep 1957, on the leg from Edmonton to Winnipeg, the aircraft crashed in a wheat field near Neepawa MB and the Tustin brothers lost their lives.
last update: 2025-February-05
1957-September-10 Write-Off near Neepawa Manitoba
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK649
s/n TK649
TK 649
Known Units: CBE
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK650
s/n TK650
TK 650
Known Units: AAEE
Converted to PR.Mk. 35 by De Havilland Leavesden.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK651
s/n TK651
TK 651
Known Units:
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK652
s/n TK652
TK 652
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK653
s/n TK653
TK 653
Known Units: Aldergrove
Converted to TT.Mk. 35 by Brooklands Aviation Ltd.last update: 2025-February-05
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK654
s/n TK654
De Havilland
TK 654
Merlin 114A
Known Units:
Delivered to 38MU at Llandow, Wales 2 May 1946. Sent to Marshalls of Cambridge 21 Aug 1947 for modifications. Delivered to 27MU at Shawbury 12 May 1948.One of 5 RAF surplus Mosquitos sold to Spartan Air Services of Ottawa, ON on 18 Aug 1955 to provide spare components for the 10 aircraft bought in Dec 1954. Delivered to Hurn in 1957 for parts recovery. Struck off civil register 10 Oct 1957. Airframe disassembled at Hurn and shipped to Canada for spares 1957.
with notes from Geoff Goodall's Aviation History Site
last update: 2025-February-05
1959-September Scrapped
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK655
s/n TK655
TK 655
Known Units:
last update: 2025-May-31
Mosquito B.Mk. 35 serial TK656
s/n TK656
TK 656
Known Units: 14; 58
Converted to PR.Mk. 35 by De Havilland Leavesden.last update: 2025-February-05