Machines - Mosquito
The de Havilland Mosquito was undoubtedly one of the most versatile and innovative aircraft of the Second World War. Although designed as a bomber, it saw service as a fighter as well -- and in a wide variety of other roles as well. De Havilland sold the concept of the Mosquito to the Air Ministry in part by arguing that unlike metal alloys required in other aircraft, the Mosquito could be made of wood, a more-readily available material. It was also, radically, conceived as an unarmed bomber that would rely on its speed alone to escape the ravages of enemy fighters. It had a crew of just two, a pilot and navigator that sat side-by-side, and the bomber variant had no defensive armament. Overall, it was so light that it could carry a payload of initially 2,000 lbs later 4,000 lbs. despite its diminutive size (it's wingspan was roughly half that of the "heavies.") In it's final iterations, the Mosquito achieved a maximum speed of 415 mph and a service ceiling of 44,0...