DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO MK F.II [Allocated Title]

Log in to create clips, download free screeners and save clips/films in Collections. Click here to find out more.

  • Title: DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO MK F.II [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ARY 7-24
  • Other titles:
  • Summary: A flying display of the De Havilland Mosquito.
  • Description: The aircraft, a Mosquito Mk F.II, takes off head on to the camera and is put through its paces on the lines of most of the recognition shots of this series. At one point the aircraft is flown and rolled on one engine. The cockpit and starboard engine of the aircraft is then shown in close up, the pilot (Geoffrey De Havilland) says "contact" and the engine is started. The reel ends with a mute shot of Geoffrey De Havilland standing in front of the machine and smiling to the camera, then climbing aboard through the nose hatch.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-06-25
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: RAF Film Production Unit (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: de Havilland, Geoffrey (person)
  • Keywords: aircraft, British - combat: De Havilland Mosquito Mk F.II (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 562 ft; Running time: 6 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Summary: This is an unusual film for this series as it is complete with soundtrack. The flying is quite dazzling and reminiscent of that in 'FERRY PILOT' (COI 395). It also offers rare footage of Geoffrey De Havilland, one of the aviation pioneer's three sons and Chief Executive of the Mosquito programme. It is more than likely that the machine being demonstrated is W4052, the third prototype Mosquito.
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ARY 7-24

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:
Register