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Lt Derek Phillips No Photo Available Originally a Navigator with the Fleet Air Arm on Fairy Fulmars with 784 Squadron, but during 1943 he was with 456 Squadron flying Mosquito Ranger Missions over North West Europe.
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| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Lt Derek Phillips. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : Australia Founded : 30th June 1941 Fate : Disbanded 15th June 1945 Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of No.456 Sqn RAAF | No.456 Sqn RAAF Full profile not yet available. | |
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| A list of all aircraft associated with Lt Derek Phillips. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
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| Fulmar Full profile not yet available. | ||
Manufacturer : De Havilland Production Began : 1940 Retired : 1955 Number Built : 7781 | Mosquito Used as a night fighter, fighter bomber, bomber and Photo-reconnaissance, with a crew of two, Maximum speed was 425 mph, at 30,300 feet, 380mph at 17,000ft. and a ceiling of 36,000feet, maximum range 3,500 miles. the Mosquito was armed with four 20mm Hospano cannon in belly and four .303 inch browning machine guns in nose. Coastal strike aircraft had eight 3-inch Rockets under the wings, and one 57mm shell gun in belly. The Mossie at it was known made its first flight on 25th November 1940, and the mosquito made its first operational flight for the Royal Air Force as a reconnaissance unit based at Benson. In early 1942, a modified version (mark II) operated as a night fighter with 157 and 23 squadron's. In April 1943 the first De Haviland Mosquito saw service in the Far east and in 1944 The Mosquito was used at Coastal Command in its strike wings. Bomber Commands offensive against Germany saw many Mosquitos, used as photo Reconnaissance aircraft, Fighter Escorts, and Path Finders. The Mosquito stayed in service with the Royal Air Force until 1955. and a total of 7781 mosquito's were built. | ||
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