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Old November 2nd 11, 10:17 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Andrew Chaplin
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Default UK2 KA949 DH MosquitoB25 MickBurrowPhoto.jpg

"Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF" wrote in
b.com:

hi dave,
i think you might find that the 25 in the title refers to the roman
numerals XXV.
B was the designation for the bomber versions of the Mossie, therefore
the model Mossie pictured is a BXXV.
IE: Mosquito B Mk 25 : Improved version of the Mosquito B Mk XX Bomber
aircraft. Powered by two 1,620 hp (1,208 kW) Packard Merlin 225 piston
engines; 400 built.

See Wikipedia at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havi...squito#Bombers


Beyond the Mk XX, DHC switched to Arabic numerals to denote marks.
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