[Empiricist]

The Americans were consultants at Mosquito manufacturing process although the British not necessarily want to remember about it today. Three Mosquitos were tested throughout the war in the USAAF R&D center at Wright Field.

What is mentioned above is a special veneer for aviation industry, not a plywood. The forumers many times do not differentiate plywood from veneer in airframe construction. In interwar period and during WWII the Americans were the world's leaders in plasticized veneers, molding technologies (Duramold process) and the autoclaves for an airframe construction -- pioneer autoclaves as known today for the GRP- or carbon-made airframes. For example, there was a feasibility study done during WWII to manufacture all-wood P-39 fighter. As it was counted then all-wood P-39 would be close to 10mph faster than its all-metal counterpart. There was also a plan to manufacture all-wood SBD Dauntless dive bombers. In period American opinion properly built wooden aircraft has a longer cruising range, is faster and can carry a heavier payload.

When it comes to Mosquito -- the best materials on its manufacturing were published during WWII. I recommend to read an interesting and well-illustrated article "It's The Skin" by Professor Nicholas J. Hoff -- the Air Progress monthly, Vol. 3 No. 3, September 1943.