Osprey General Military The Mosquito Pocket Manual All Marks in Service 1941 1945

COMPILED AND INTRODUCED BY MARTIN ROBSON

i THE MOSQUITO POCKET MANUAL COMPILED AND INTRODUCED BY MARTIN ROBSON Acknowledgements My humble thanks go to a number of people who have provided assistance during the writing of this book. At the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Squadron Leader Hedley Myers and Squadron Leader Graham O’Connor were naturally supportive of my interest in a range of aviation subjects, as was Dr David Hall. During a research trip in the summer of 2015 the staff of the JSCSC library were as excellent as ever, and the staff of The National Archives, Kew, once again proved their worth and patience in dealing with numerous requests for large, dusty Air Ministry files. Thanks must also go to Melanie Thomas and Dave Bostock for helping me out during my Research trip to Kew. My former publisher John Lee must be applauded for the shared vision to get this pocket book series off the ground. At Bloomsbury Lisa Thomas has displayed much patience and her colleague Penny Phillips has proved an ­enthusiastically excellent editor. The advice and knowledge of Charlotte have once again provided a useful and ­different perspective upon vexed issues, while Harry and Lysander just love listening to Ron…