De Havilland Mosquito - Part Three: FB VI Intruders and 2nd TAF 1943 - 1945: Wingleader Photo Archive Number 41

ISBN: 9781908757548

Author: Ian Thirsk

Format: Paperback

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Continuing with the Mosquito marathon in the WPA series, Ian Thirsk now turns his attentions to the Fighter Bombers. Again, we had far too much material to fit into one volume, so this
one covers the intruders and 2nd TAF aircraft in this first part, with Coastal Command, 100 Group and other FB VIs being covered in the second part.

Ian was of course Head of Collections and Research at the RAFM and has also been a volunteer member of the DH Museum’s Mosquito restoration team for over forty years, so is the perfect author for such a task.

Once again, the author has unearthed some incredibly detailed interior photos of actual wartime Mosquitos, making this a truly essential guide for any modeller, or indeed, any
modelling company.

…and of course, there are six full colour profiles along with the approx 120 original wartime photos.

Book Title: De Havilland Mosquito - Part Three: FB VI Intruders and 2nd TAF 1943 - 1945: Wingleader Photo Archive Number 41

Author: Ian Thirsk

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9781908757548

About the Author: Recently retired as Head of Collections and Research at the Royal Air Force Museum, Ian Thirsk has long held a fascination for aviation, first inspired by his father who worked for de Havilland’s at Hatfield. Ian joined the Royal Air Force Museum in December 1989, starting in the Visual Arts Department as an Assistant Curator. In 1994 he became Curator of the Museum’s Film and Sound Recordings Archive, overseeing the collection’s preservation and conservation and ensuring its accessibility for research and external users. In 2010 he succeeded Richard Simpson as Keeper of the Museum’s Aircraft and Exhibits Department; the job title being revised to ‘Head of Collections’ to incorporate a wider remit including responsibility for the Museum Curatorial Department at Cosford plus the Reserve Collection at Stafford. In addition to the Research Programme, Ian later became responsible for all Royal Air Force Museum collections, namely Aircraft and Exhibits, Archives and Library, Photographs, Film and Sound recordings plus FineArt and Medals. In June 2013 Ian led the RAFM’s Goodwin Sands Dornier 17 recovery project and has been responsible for other notable RAFM aircraft acquisitions in recent years, including the C-130K Hercules, Harrier GR.9A, VC10C.1K and Predator Drone. Ian maintains a lifelong interest in aviation history, especially the products of the de Havilland Aircraft Company and in particular the Mosquito. Ian has been a voluntary member of the DH Museum’s Mosquito Team for over forty years, initially overseeing restoration of TT.35 TA634 and later acting as advisor during the conservation of the original Mosquito Prototype W4050. Previous publications include ‘de Havilland Mosquito: An Illustrated History Volume 2’ for Crecy Publishing plus various magazine articles for Aeroplane Monthly, Flypast, The Aviation Historian etc.

Title Release: November 2025