Was the Mosquito the fastest plane?
The Mosquito was a great aircraft but it was not faster than Germany’s Messerschmitt ME-109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 piston powered fighter aircraft. It also did not successfully compete with the jet powered Messerschmitt Me 262. The Mosquito was a remarkable aircraft for its time; not only was it made largely of wood but it was designed as an unarmed bomber, depending on its superior speed to escape enemy fighters. It was nicknamed ‘The Wooden Wonder’.
Which was faster, Spitfire or mosquito?
The Mosquito proved its speed in January 1941, when it reached a top speed of 392 mph (631 km/h), flying 32 mph (51 km/h) faster than the Spitfire Mk. II it was racing against. Later versions could reach a top speed of up to 415 mph (668 km/h), making it one of the fastest propeller-driven planes of the war. The fastest plane to see action during WW2, the Me 163 was powered by rockets and was lightyears ahead of its time. Setting the world speed record in 1941, it superseded its own record 3 years later during a dive at 702 mph.The Dornier Do 335 was one of the fastest propeller-driven aircraft ever flown. The Germans claimed that a pilot flew a Do 335 at a speed of 763 km/h (474 mph) in level flight at a time when the official world speed record was 755 km/h (469 mph).