tuton25,
No such thing as a Mosquito B.Mk VI.
From memory, major wartime marks of the Mosquito:
Mosquito F.Mk II: Merlin 21s or 23s. Mid altitude fighter, some later equipped with radar, no internal bombs
Mosquito B.Mk IV: Merlin 21s or 23s. Bomber with capacity for four 500lb bombs internally.
Mosquito PR.Mk IV: Merlin 21s or 23s. Photo recon aircraft.
Mosquito FB.Mk VI: Merlin 21s, 23s or, mostly, 25s. Low altitude fighter-bomber with capacity for two 500lb bombs internally and two under the wings or rockets.
Mosquito B.Mk IX: Merlin 70 series engines. High altitude bomber with capacity for four 500lb bombs internally.
Mosquito NF.Mk XIII: Merlin 25s. Nightfighter with radar in nose, no .303s just four 20mm.
Mosquito B.Mk XVI: Merlin 72/73 or 76/77. High altitude bomber with capacity for a 4,000lb bomb and provision for a 500lb bomb under each wing.
Mosquito PR.Mk XVI: Merlin 72/73 or 76/77. High altitude photo recon aircraft.
Mosquito FB.Mk XVIII: Merlin 25s. Fighter-bomber armed with a 57mm cannon and two or four .303s.
Mosquito NF.Mk XIX: Merlin 25s with nitrous oxide injection. Nightfighter with radar in a "bullnose" and armed with four 20mm cannons.
Mosquito NF.30: Merlin 76/77. High altitude nightfighter with radar in a "bullnose" and armed with four 20mm cannons. Provision for a 500lb bomb under each wing.
From memory??!!..holy cr@#!!
I cant remember what I had for dinner 3 nights ago.
to you sir. You are definitely taking your ginseng, Ma Huang or whatever its called brother!
