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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tactical / medium bombers category.
01 / Overview
de Havilland Mosquito
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1941–1950
Quantity
7,781
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS · WORLD WAR II
2
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
98
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tactical / medium bombers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- First Flight1940
- Service Entry Year1941
- Crew2
- Primary Rolemulti-role combat aircraft
◈Powerplant3MOD.3
- Engine Typepiston
- Engine ModelRolls-Royce Merlin
- Number of Engines2
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Top Speed701 km/h
- Service Ceiling10,668 m
- Ferry Range4,037 km
- Rate of Climb14.4 m/s
◇Dimensions & Weights5MOD.5
- Length11.9 m
- Wingspan16.76 m
- Height3.5 m
- Empty Weight6,800 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight13,000 kg
◆Armament3MOD.3
- Weapons Payload3,629 kg
- Internal Gun4x 20mm Hispano cannons, 4x .303 Browning machine guns
- Internal Weapons BayYes
▤Production1MOD.1
- Total Built7,781
⬢Service History3MOD.3
- Retirement Year1963
- Production Start1940
- Production End1950
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1941Production started
- 1950Production ended
85
years in service
9
years in production
7,781
units produced
17
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 3 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries20country
AustraliaACTIVE
BelgiumACTIVE
CanadaACTIVE
Dominican RepublicACTIVE
FranceACTIVE
HaitiACTIVE
IsraelACTIVE
New ZealandACTIVE
NorwayACTIVE
People's Republic of ChinaACTIVE
PolandACTIVE
South AfricaACTIVE
SwedenACTIVE
TurkeyACTIVE
United KingdomACTIVE
United StatesACTIVE
VenezuelaACTIVE
Czech RepublicRETIRED
RussiaRETIRED
SwitzerlandRETIRED 05 / MASS Score
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS RANKING Tactical / Medium Bombers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
3TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS2WORLD WAR II · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS69UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS1PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theTactical / Medium Bomberscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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