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From: texbell!letni!digi!digi.lonestar.org!user1 ("USER1")

In article <1990Sep13.011955.16148@cbnews.att.com> eos!woody@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Wayne Wood) writes:
|In article <1990Sep11.024301.14007@cbnews.att.com> paj@gec-mrc.co.uk (paj) writes:
|>
|>dropped from a Mosquito (small 2 engine rec/bomber famous for its
|>Balsawood construction).
| ^^^^^^^^^
|plywood ?   rest was great!!! thanx.
|
Nope, Balsawood.  It is a very light but strong wood.  The Mosquito
like many other British and German planes in (early) WWII started
as racing aircraft. Thus the use of bals wood. The Mosquito was
extremely fast and could run in with its bombs and then outrun
any pursuing Mesherschmidts.

Rick.