The aircraft is A26C-25 DT Invader serial number 43-22644 from Wright Field. It was testing the American version of the bouncing bomb in Florida. The bomb didnt bouce back up it broke up on impact causing the water to detach the horizontal and vertical stabilizer. The aircraft went into a sudden descent causing the main wings to bend downwards due to forces acting on them. On impact the aircraft broke up to multiple pieces. All on board where killed. The pilot was too low and inexperienced with the tactics required.

It's definitely not a de Havilland Mosquito-I should know being from Hatfield. There was a development of the original bouncing bombs later in the war in which two smaller weapons were carried by a Mosquito. These were codeworded "Highball

It`s a A-20

I would have to say it is an A-20 Havoc. Mosquito? No way. I don't see eliptical wing or rounded tail.

The aircraft was a Dehavilland Mosquito for sure no question.

I guess I'm mistaken? I thought that plane looked like a B- 24 Liberator! Those poor guys didn't know what hit them because it didn't take long for them to know they were going down! Poor guys.

Was a great invention! took out 3 dams in Germany and flooded out weapons manufacturing capability as huge waves devastated the industrial regions in the wake of the dams. Flown by Brits and Aussies.

Woops!

That did'nt work very well did it?

Aircraft type looks like a Douglas A/B-26, from the tall tail to low slung radial engines.

Offhand, I would not call that one of Britian's greatest invention...