How quick could a Mosquito cover 22 & 26 miles?
 

Apologies failing on my arithmetic

Mosquito Mk 6 FB: flying at 50 feet: no payload, battle damage minimal, slight sleet, wind speed 20 - 26 mph northweaterly.

Andy Bird

Re: How quick could a Mosquito cover 22 & 26 miles?
 

Fuel left? Temperature? Time of year (assumed winter)?

Re: How quick could a Mosquito cover 22 & 26 miles?
 

Too many variables.

Re: How quick could a Mosquito cover 22 & 26 miles?
 

In zero wind conditions,

200mph/25 miles/07:30 minutes
250mph/25 miles/06:00 minutes
300mph/25 miles/05:00 minutes
350mph/25 miles/04:17 minutes

Re: How quick could a Mosquito cover 22 & 26 miles?
 

A start, http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...I-tactical.pdf

Re: How quick could a Mosquito cover 22 & 26 miles?
 

Thanks everyone, only info I have via pilot - mysteriously weather in target area for 15 Jan 45 is only mildly noted down in 235, 248, 333, or 143 & base log and not at all in Fraserburgh for patrol area.

Andy Bird

Re: How quick could a Mosquito cover 22 & 26 miles?
 

Are we talking Norwegian coast now? All of January 45 was supposed to be so bad there was almost no flying at Gossen I believe.

Re: How quick could a Mosquito cover 22 & 26 miles?
 

Unfortunately Herdla and Werner Gayko's Fw190's flew - writing up W/C Maurice's story for forthcoming book.

Andy