De Haviland Mosquito FB VIs of 143 Squadron  Banff Strike Wing , Royal Air Force in Aviation art prints by Aviation artist Stephen Brown. These Mosquito prints of 143 Squadron are available form Aviation art prints a division of Cranston Fine Arts. 

Used as a night fighter, fighter bomber, bomber and Photo-reconnaissance, with a crew of two, Maximum speed was 425 mph, at 30,300 feet, 380mph at 17,000ft. and a ceiling of 36,000feet, maximum range 3,500 miles. the Mosquito was armed  with four 20mm Hospano cannon in belly and four .303 inch browning machine guns in nose.  Coastal strike aircraft had eight 3-inch Rockets under the wings, and one 57mm shell gun in belly.

The Mossie at it was known made its first flight on 25th November 1940, and the mosquito made its first operational flight for the Royal Air Force as a reconnaissance unit based at Benson.  In early 1942, a modified version  (mark II) operated as a night fighter with 157 and 23 squadron's. In April 1943 the first De Haviland Mosquito saw service in the Far east and in 1944 The Mosquito was used at Coastal Command in its strike wings.  Bomber Commands offensive against Germany saw many Mosquito's, used as photo Reconnaissance aircraft, Fighter Escorts, and Path Finders.  The Mosquito stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1955. and a total of 7781 mosquito's were built.

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Banff Raiders by Stephen Brown  Mosquito FB VIs of 143 Squadron, Banff Strike Wing, armed with 25-lb solid armour-piercing rockets on a mission over the north sea early in 1945.  Based at Banff on the East Coast of Scotland, the Banff Strike Wing was formed in 1944.  Its primary role was to combat the threat of enemy shipping operating from the bases deep within the Norwegian fjords.