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Professionally recreated, this is a real blueprint - made directly from a vellum master - Measuring a generous 42"x 30".

DeHavilland's wooden wonder distinguished itself as both the worlds fastest operational piston engine aircraft, and the most versatile combat aircraft built during World War II.

A private venture aircraft, the much-loved Mosquito was possibly the most versatile of all British aircraft of the 2nd World War. Revolutionary in its wood construction, the de Havilland Mosquito played a vital role in the

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Mosquitoes' were widely used by the RAF Pathfinder Force to mark targets for night-time strategic bombing, and Mosquito bombers hauled a 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) "block-buster" bomb in their internal bomb bay to Berlin at a comparatively fractional cost when compared to the contemporary B-17 or Lancaster running costs and operational-losses.

The Mosquito ended the war with the lowest loss rate of any aircraft in RAF Bomber Command service during WWII.