The de Havilland Mosquito

The de Havilland Mosquito was a British WW2 combat aircraft known affectionately as the "Mossie". Powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce Merlins with the pilot and navigator sitting side by side, it used a plywood and balsa structure in a time when wooden construction was considered outmoded. Both feared and admired it was one of the true greats of British aviation.