The Flying Legend That Never Was - de Havilland Hornet

Many have heard of the Supermarine Spitfire, fewer have heard of the de Havilland Mosquito. But even less have heard of the de Havilland Hornet, a one seater aircraft that aimed to take the best of the Mosquito and refine it even further for new purposes. It received high praise from its pilots, and even higher praise from Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown, one of the most accomplished test pilots in history. So why didn't the Hornet... take off? Why isn't it remembered like the Mosquito, Lancaster or Spitfire?

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Sources:
https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/world-war-iis-strangest-bombing-mission-180974470/
Air International, Vol. 23, No. 4
https://www.britannica.com/technology/Mosquito-British-aircraft
https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/de-havilland-mosquito
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnellbomber
Also other but I forgot to note them down... oops.

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