In 1938, Geoffrey de Havilland pitched a radical idea: a fast, unarmed bomber whose best defense would be speed. Many laughed at the thought of a wooden plane. But when the Mosquito first flew in 1940, the skeptics fell silent. #ww2 #aviation #military #aircraft #pilot | World War II Aircraft

De Havilland Mosquito bombers of No. 21 Squadron filmed during a day attack on the Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, 21 March 1945. IWM OPF 257 | Imperial War Museum London

De Havilland Mosquito bombers of RAF 21 Squadron are filmed flying in to attack the Gestapo headquarters at Aarhus University, Denmark, 31 October 1944. © IWM OPF 199 | Imperial War Museum London