Why Luftwaffe Night Crews Dreaded the Mosquito More Than Any Allied Fighter

For the German bomber crews flying against Britain, the night was supposed to be cover. Then the Mosquito night fighters arrived — faster than anything in the Luftwaffe inventory, packed with radar, and almost impossible to shake once they locked on. Crews started coming back with horror stories of a shadow that appeared from nowhere and disappeared before they could even return fire. This is why German night raiders feared the Mosquito above all else. #ww2history #ww2 #wwii

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