B-35 – de Havilland Mosquito – Procházka

B-35 – de Havilland Mosquito
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Viz také:

Role and Service History

• **Primary Role:** High-altitude, unarmed medium bomber and Pathfinder aircraft.
• **Development:** It was a development of the B. Mk XVI and featured several key improvements for high-altitude performance.
• **Engines:** Powered by two **Rolls-Royce Merlin 113/114A** liquid-cooled V-12 engines with **two-stage, two-speed superchargers**, providing significantly improved performance at higher altitudes.
• **Wartime Service:** The prototype first flew on March 12, 1945, which meant the B. Mk 35 appeared too late to see operational service during World War II in Europe.
• **Post-War Use:** It entered service with the post-war Royal Air Force (RAF), serving as a bomber with units like the British Air Forces of Occupation (BAFO) in Germany until being replaced by jet bombers like the English Electric Canberra in the early 1950s.
• **Later Conversions:** Many B. Mk 35s were later converted for secondary duties, most notably to the **TT.35 target tug** variant, extending their service life into the early 1960s.

Key Technical Features

• **Construction:** Mostly wooden airframe, a hallmark of the Mosquito series.
• **Cockpit:** Retained the **pressurised cabin** of the B. Mk XVI, essential for high-altitude operations.
• **Bomb Bay:** Equipped with a **bulged bomb bay** (known as the “bulged bomb door”) to accommodate a single large **4,000 lb High Capacity (HC) “Cookie” blast bomb**.
• **Navigation:** Incorporated features for long-range, high-altitude navigation, including a top **’astrodome’ blister** for taking sextant readings.
• **Armament:** As an unarmed bomber variant, it carried **no fixed defensive or offensive guns**, relying entirely on its speed and altitude for survivability.

The B. Mk 35 stands as the pinnacle of the Mosquito’s bomber lineage, representing a powerful and fast high-altitude machine that continued to serve well into the post-war era.

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