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List of de Havilland Mosquito operators

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The following are operators of the de Havilland Mosquito:

Military operators

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Australia

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Royal Australian Air Force

Belgium

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Belgian Air Force 11 Squadron, 1 Wing

Canada

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Royal Canadian Air Force

China

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Republic of China Air Force

People's Republic of China

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People's Liberation Army Air Force
  • Five ex-Nationalist Mosquitos operated by PLAAF in all version.
  • Took part in the flight demonstration of the foundation celebration of People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949.

Czechoslovakia

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Czechoslovak Air Force

Dominican Republic

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Dominican Air Force
Dominican AF De Havilland Mosquito FB.6

France

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French Air Force

Haiti

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Haitian Air Force

Israel

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Israeli Air Force

New Zealand

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Royal New Zealand Air Force

Norway

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Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service
Royal Norwegian Air Force

Poland

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De Havilland Mosquito NF.XIX of the Royal Swedish Air Force in October 1949.
De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB.VI NS930 of the Turkish Air Force at Manchester (Ringway) Airport in 1947
Polish Air Forces on exile in Great Britain

South Africa

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South African Air Force

Soviet Union

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Soviet Air Force

Sweden

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Royal Swedish Air Force

Switzerland

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Swiss Air Force

Turkey

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Turkish Air Force

United Kingdom

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Royal Air Force
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm

United States

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De Havilland of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bombardment Group, at RAF Watton England.
United States Army Air Forces[5]

Venezuela

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Venezuelan Air Force

Yugoslavia

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SFR Yugoslav Air Force

Civil operators

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Canada

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De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B.35 CF-HML of Spartan Air Services, Ottawa, Ontario.
Spartan Air Services[6]

Mexico

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Coculum Aeronautica SA de CV

Switzerland

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Swissair briefly operated a single interned reconnaissance Mosquito in 1944, but the aircraft was handed back to the Swiss Air Force, who used it as a test bed in 1945.[7]

Turkey

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General Command of Mapping (Turkey)

United Kingdom

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BOAC

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Thetford 1991, p. 99.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Thetford 1991, p. 100.
  3. ^ a b c Thetford 1991, p. 102.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Thetford 1991, p. 422.
  5. ^ Freeman 1973, pp. 202–207.
  6. ^ Jackson 1973, p.160-163
  7. ^ Sharp and Bowyer 1995, p.126.

Bibliography

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