INDEX OF PRESERVED AIRCRAFT TYPES USED BY THE FAA

De Havilland Mosquito

Type

Total Number 2000

FAA notes 1999-2000

Threat Status 1999-2000

Changes
1999-2000

De Havilland Mosquito

41 (+?)

No complete former FAA aircraft survive

Wing parts of 2 former RN Fleet Air Arm aircraft survive:
TS449/TW233.
VA878

Not known if any unprotected in-situ wrecks exist - including one former FAA aircraft in Israel

A number of rebuilds to airworthy condition being undertaken in 2000

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De Havilland Mosquito
Status	Civil Registration Nunber	Serial Number s/n	Type	Markings	Owner/Operator	Condition/Notes
	-	W40501	Mosquito prototype	Painted in all yellow and coded 'W4050'. See photos	De Havilland Aircraft Museum/Mosquito Aircraft Museum, London Colney, near St Albans, Herts (UK) The very first Prototype Mosquito.See link for history	Static display
	-	"HJ711" composite	Mosquito NF.II	Camouflaged green upper and grey under and coded "VI-C" and serial "HJ711". See photos	Owned by T. Agar, on display at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington (UK) Saw service in 1943 with 169 RAF Squadron (code VI) at Little Snoring in Norfolk where it achieved the squadron's first victory, Squadron Leader JAH Cooper shooting down a Bf 110 near Berlin. See info for history	Static composite aircraft - on display re-build under restoration. Based on derelict cockpit section only of HJ711, using the nose section of HJ711, the rear fuselage of TT.35 RS715, the centre section of Mk XVI PF498, the outer wings of T.3 VA878, and engines from NT616
	-	NT616	Mosquito NF.30	See photos	Owned by T. Agar, on display at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington (UK) Derelict engines retrieved from scrap yard at Cosford (UK) in 1969 and subsequently incorporated into HJ711 rebuild. See link for history	Static - engines incorporated into HJ711 rebuild
	-	PF498/6607M	Mosquito B.XVI	See photos	Owned by T. Agar, on display at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington (UK) Derelict wing retrieved at Leyland (UK) in 1968 and subsequently incorporated into HJ711 rebuild Previously used by the Civil Defence for crash rescue training at Chorley, Lancashire (UK) See link for history	Static - wing section incorporated into HJ711 rebuild
	G-ASKH	RR299	Mosquito T Mk.III	Marked and painted in RAF codes with "RR299/EH-T" and D-Day invasion stripes. See photo	British Aerospace (UK). Based at Hawarden (UK)	Airworthy till crashed and destroyed, Barton (UK) UK 21 July 1996
	-	RS715	Mosquito TT.35	See photos	Owned by T. Agar, on display at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington (UK) Rear fuselage retrieved from MGM Studio store at Borehamwood (UK) in 1969 and subsequently incorporated into HJ711 rebuild. See link for history	Static - rear fuselage incorporated into HJ711 rebuild
	-	TA122	Mosquito FB.VI	When acquired by the Museum in 1975 still had remains of markings 'UP-G' of RAF 605/4 Squadron. See photos	De Havilland Aircraft Museum/Mosquito Aircraft Museum, London Colney, near St Albans, Herts (UK) 49 ARF 1945, Then issued to No 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron at Coxyde in Belgium on 3 April 1945. Delft University in Holland in June 1951, RNLAF Museum, Royal Netherlands AF base at Gilze-Rijen thence to UK 1975. See link for history	Static under restoration. Rebuilt proposing to use the wing of the former Royal Navy Mosquito aircraft TR.33 TW233 acquired in Israel in 1978 (see below).
	G-AWJV ?	TA634	Mosquito TT.35	Marked as "BK-K" and serial 'TA634'. See photo.	De Havilland Aircraft Museum/Mosquito Aircraft Museum, London Colney, near St Albans, Herts (UK) See link for history/photos	Static - display
	-	TA639/7806M	Mosquito TT.35	Full late war camouflage scheme with dark green and grey upper surfaces and black under sides, wing and fuselage roundels and serial "TA639". Carries the "AZ-E" codes and markings of Mosquito B.XX of 627 RAF Squadron, in which Wing Commander Guy Gibson was killed on a Pathfinder sortie 19/20 September 1944. See RAF Museum photo and Mosquito Page photos	RAF Aerospace Museum Cosford (UK)	Static- display
	G-ASKC	TA719	Mosquito TT.35	Painted in RAF markings and camouflage, coded as "TA719". See photos For the film "633 Squadron" given the civil registration G-ASKC. Painted with the code letters "HT-G" and serial "HJ898" the aircraft flew extensively for the film	Imperial War Museum, Duxford (UK) Ex Skyfame Museum 1963-1978 (UK) Saw no service in WW2. See link for history	Static
	-	TJ118 Fuselage stencilled with "NS710"	Mosquito TT.35 Laid down as a Mosquito B.35. Plan to restore the airframe as a PR.XVI.	Fuselage stencilled with "NS710"	De Havilland Aircraft Museum/Mosquito Aircraft Museum, London Colney, near St Albans, Herts (UK) See history info/photos	Static - nose and rear fuselage sections only/under restoration
	-	TJ138	Mosquito TT.35	Painted all grey and marked "TJ138". See Mosquito Page photo	Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon (UK)	Static - display
	-	TS449 or TW233	Mosquito pre-production TR.33 with non-folding wings	See photos and especially of TS449/TW233 wing	Kibbutz Beit-Alfa in northern Israel (Israel)(1978) Wing in 2000 at De Havilland Aircraft Museum/Mosquito Aircraft Museum, London Colney, near St Albans, Herts (UK) Wreck was either TS449 or TW233. Both saw service with the Royal Navy - TW232 was delivered to RN RDU Culham in December 1945. They were sold to R.A Short in 1953. Following overhaul, both aircraft were delivered to Israel by Peter Nock from Blackbushe. Wing started to be restored in 1985 for TA122. See link for history	Static - Status of fuselage unknown. Consisted of a complete wing and numerous metal components in 1978. Only wings preserved in UK. Destined to be attached to Mosquito TA122 (see above).
	-	TV959	Mosquito T.III	See photos	Imperial War Museum in storage with The Fighter Collection, Duxford (UK) 13 OTU 1945 and 266 sqdn in 1946. See link for history	Stored - for long-term restoration to airworthy condition
	-	VA878	Mosquito T.III	See photos	Owned by T. Agar, on display at Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington (UK) Wing parts retrieved from derelict FAA Mosquito in South Wales (UK) in 1968 and subsequently incorporated into HJ711 rebuild Royal Navy Mosquito T.III, VA878, built post-war crash landed at St. David's airfield in South Wales.See link for history	Static - wing parts incorporated into HJ711 rebuild
	-	HR621	Mosqiuito FB.VI	-	Owned by H Thomas/Camden Museum of Aviation, Narellan, New South Wales (Australia)	Static
	-	NS631/A52-600	Mosquito PR.XVI	See photos	RAAF Museum, RAAF Point Cook, Victoria (Australia) Ex Warbirds Aviation Museum in Mildura (1966)(Australia) Perhaps only surviving Mosquito with Combat record. Allocated to allocated to RAAF 87(Photo Reconnaissance) Squadron based at Coomalie Creek, NT and carrid out 20 PR ops over Japan. For complete history of the aircraft see the RAAF page	Under active restoration to airworthiness
	-	A52-319 Modified from A52-210 during construction.	Mosquito PR.41 Modified from a PR.40 during construction.	See photo	Australian War Memorial Museum, Canberra (Australia) Restored 1996	Static - restored
	-	RK952 later reserialed MB24	Mosquito NF.30	See photos	Royal Museum of the Army and Military History, Brussels (Belgium) To RAF 218 MU/10 MU 1945. To RBAF 10 sqdn Belgium in 1953 as MB24 See history info in link	Static
	CF-HMR	TA661	Mosquito B.35	See photos	Windsor Mosquito Bomber Group, Windsor, Ontario (Canada) Crashed and burned after an aerial survey flight on 10 July 1956. The remains were recovered in June 1996 and a rebuild started. More information about the project can be read on the Windsor Mosquito Bomber group page	Static - under restoration. Remains were recovered in June 1996 and a rebuild has started.Intend to use rebuild elements from NZ2308 project
	CF-HMS	RS700	Mosquito B.35	-	Calgary Aerospace Museum, Alberta (Canada)	Stored pending restoration
	CF-HMQ	VP189	Mosquito B.35/restored in solid-nosed 'FB.VI' configuration	Finished in the paint scheme as "HR147/TH-Z" of 418 Squadron, RCAF (source Robert Stitt)	Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton Municipal Airport (Canada) Second restoration to solid-nosed 'FB.VI' configuration completed in 1995.	Static
	CF-HML	VR796	Mosquito B.35	-	Ed & Rose Zalesky, Surrey BC (Canada). Recently sold to owner in Canada (Canada)	Under restoration to airworthy condition. New owner indends to fly VR796.
	-	KB336	Mosquito B.XX	Marked as KB336 and coded "U-xx". See photos	Canada Aviation Museum, Rockliffe (Canada) Was designated for the RAF in 1944 but was transferred to the RCAF. It was in service or storage with the RCAF in Canada until 1964	In Storage Area - assembled and accessible
	-	KA114	Mosquito FB.26	-	E & R Zalesky, Surrey (Canada)(source Robert Stitt).	Stored
	-	-	Mosquito possibly a FB.VI?	See photos	Beijing Military Aircraft Museum, south campus of BUAA (China)	Static - Mosquito port wing and mocked up fuselage
	-	TA122	DH 98 Mosquito F 5 VI	-	Luchtmacht Museum, Kamp van Zeist (Soesterberg (Netherlands)	Static
	-	HR339/NZ2382	Mosquito FB.VI	-	Held by the Ferrymead Aeronautical Society (New Zealand)	Static - The fuselage did not survive intact, little remains forward of the wings
	-	TE910/NZ2336	Mosquito FB.VI	-	Private: John Smith, Mapua (New Zealand)	Static
	-	A52-1053/NZ2305	Mosquito T.43 Originally laid down as an FB.40	See photo	Museum of Transport and Technology, Western Springs, Auckland (New Zealand)	Static
	-	TE863/NZ2355	Mosquito FB.VI	-	RNZAF Museum (New Zealand)	Parts only.
	-	RF597/NZ2383	Mosquito FB.VI	-	RNZAF Museum (New Zealand)	Parts only.
	-	A52-1054/NZ2308 Laid down as FB40 A52-20, it was completed as T43 A52-1054	Mosquito T.43/ex Mosquito FB40	See photos	Glyn Powell, Mosquito Aircraft Restoration Company, Auckland (New Zealand) Ex RAAF build and RNZAF trainer aircraft 1947. See NZFPM website info by NZ Wings	Static - undergoing rebuild to airworthy condition - rebuild using new wooden fuselage parts incorporating metal parts from the original NZ2308 in cooperation with partner Mosquito Fuselages Ltd.
	-	TE758/NZ2328	Mosquito FB.VI	-	Ferrymead Aeronautical Society (New Zealand)	Static - the fuselage is essentially intact.
	-	TW117	Mosquito T.III (originally a T. Mk. II two-seater training plane, has been modified to simulate an FB. Mk. VI)	Painted and ID coded to represent an FB.VI of B-flight 333 squadron during WW2. See photo	Norwegian Aviation Museum, Bodo, Norway Obtained in an exchange with the RAF Museum (UK)	Static
	-	LR480	Mosquito PR.IX	-	South African Museum of Military History, Saxonwold (South Africa)	Static
	-	RS709	Mosquito B.35 restored to a PR.XVI configuration	Depicted in PR.XVI configuration and has been painted to represent a weather reconnaissance aircraft of the 653rd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group coded "P" and serialed "NS519", based in England in 1944-45. Painred with codes and serial number "NS519". See USAF Museum photo and a range of photos on the Mosquito Page website.	USAF Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio (USA)	Static - although it was flown to the Museum in February 1985
	G-MOSIE	RS712	Mosquito TT.35. Built as B.Mk35 and converted to TT.Mk35	In RAF markings and camouflage and coded "F-EG" and serial No "RS712", to represent the 487 Squadron Mosquito flown by Group Captain P.C.Pickard during the attack on Amiens prison in 1944. See photos	Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Air Adventure Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin (USA). Owned by Kermit Weeks, Fantasy of Flight, Florida (USA) from 1981 Ex Strathallan Museum, Scotland (UK) 1975 until closed 1981. RAF 27 MU 1953. See link for history	Restored to airworthy condition 1986
	N9909F	PZ474/NZ2384	Mosquito FB.VI	-	Located with Jim Merizan, California (USA), owned by Swedish Air Force Museum, Linköping (Sweden) Ex New Zealand, sold in 1953 to California (USA). De-registered in 1970, became derelict and components acquired by Jim Merizan, California. Traded ownership in 1980's to Swedish ownership.	Static
	-	MM625	Mosquito NF.XIX	-	Located with Jim Merizan, California, owned by the Swedish Air Force Museum, Linköping (Sweden)	Static
	N9868F	RF670 (pos. PF670)	Mosquito	-	Precise current location unknown in USA. Information circa 1988 states that the remains of N9868F reside with the Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX, however information from the CAF says otherwise!	Static
	-	RG300	Mosquito PR.34a	-	Jim Dearborn (USA) since 1999. Previous owner: Jim Merizan (USA)	Static - to be restored
	XB-TOX	TA717	Mosquito B.35	See recovery photos 1979	Jim Dearborn (USA) since 1999. Previous owners: abandoned near Mexico City airport 1950s-1960s. Mike Meeker (Canada) 1979, sold to Jim Merizan, California (USA) in the mid-1980s till 1999. RAF 44 MU at Edzell 1945. See link for history	Remains - to be restored
	-	TH998	Mosquito B.35	-	NASM Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility, Silver Hill, Maryland (USA) Stored for the National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC (USA)	Static

Associations and reunions

FURTHER INFORMATION
The Mosquito Page maintained by Dr. Andy Dawson	Excellent all encompassing website with details of variants, history, production, links, stories, books, articles, locations, squadrons and specific associations.
The Mosquito Page Mosquito locations page	Locations of the surviving Mosquito worldwide
The Mosquito Page's full inventory of Mosquito related books - link page here
Airworthy Warbirds & Aircraft	Information about airworthy Mosquito
Mosquito: A Pictorial History Of The DH98, by Birtles, Philip. Pub Janes. ISBN: 0531037142 (1980)
Mosquito: The Illustrated History, by Birtles, Philip, and Cunningham, John. Pub: Sutton Publishing. ISBN: 0750914955 (1998)
Mosquito: The Wooden Wonder, by Bishop, Edward. Airlife Publishing (UK) Ballantine Books. ISBN: 1853107085 and 1840372125 (4th ed 2000)
De Havilland Mosquito, by Bowman, Martin W. Pub: Crowood Press. ISBN: 186126075X (1997)
Mosquito Survivors, by Howe, Stuart. Pub: Aston Publications. ISBN: 0946627118 (1986)
De havilland Mosquito (Crash Log), by Smith, David J. Pub:Midland Counties Publications. ISBN: 0904597334 (1980)
Sturtivant, R. & Burrow, M (1995) 'Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939 to 1945' Published by Air Britain (Historians) Ltd, 1995 ISBN: 085130 232 7

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