Tamiya 1/48 de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk.XIII/Mk. #61075  [61075]

Towards De Havilland Mosquito NF Mk.XIII/XVII

It was 1944. The Allied Air Force proceeded to rain bombs down on Germany with damaging energy. In retaliation, the Luftwaffe hatched the Steinbock assault, some full-scale evening bombing raids over London additionally the English mainland, that could involve over 400 bombers such as the Junkers 88, Dornier 217, and Heinkel 177.
The interception among these massive aircraft, although difficult because of their high sped and low visibility, ended up being mostly entrusted on Mosquito Night Fighter NF Mk.XIII and NF Mk.XVII variants. It absolutely was in 1941 your RAF began development of per night fighter form of the all-wood Mosquito. The initial ended up being the NF Mk.II, that was equipped with an Mk.IV Airborne Intercept Radar on nose. But its limited range at low altitudes proved problematic versus the reduced altitude, high speed attackers. Because of this, the Mosquito NF Mk.II came to be equipped with a new centrimetric radar known as the A.I. Mk.VIII. The official designation of this aircraft was NF Mk.XII.

This new A.I. Mk.VII radar had been also suited to an airframe in line with the Mosquito FB Mk.VI, inside a "bullnose" radome regarding the nose, leading to gallon drop tanks, and ended up being powered by two of wither the Merlin 21 or 23 engines. The sting with this Mosquito originated in four 20mm Hispano Cannons installed just below the nose. Later, the lightweight and enhanced American-made CR-720 radar was installed on the NF. Mk.XVII version of the Mosquito, which will enter air combat after.