History Channel - Battlefield Mysteries (2007) Part 3 Bandits of the Air The Wooden Mosquito Intruders

Battlefield Mysteries is a compelling series that follow acclaimed historian Norm Christie as he investigates the real and often unknown stories behind history's most significant battles. With a unique “Everyman's Historian” style narrative, Christie presents each episode direct from the front-line, reconstructs the momentous actions that shook history and shaped the world we know today. From the Second World War to the Spanish Civil War, Norm walks the old battlefields and airfields that hold the answers to the important questions concerning these important stories. This series shot on location in France, Britain, Malta and Spain features computer generated animation, eye witness accounts and Christie's own insights with hands-on investigative techniques. From the wreckage of mighty tank battles in Normandy to the evidence of acts of heroism during the Spanish Civil War, this gripping series reconstructs the momentous actions that shook history and shaped the world of today.

Part 3 Bandits of the Air The Wooden Mosquito Intruders

During the second world war, the Intruders and their Mosquito aircraft were a brilliant synthesis of man and machine. We return to the battlefields above Europe to reveal the legend of the Intruders - the Bandits of the Air. The De Havilland Mosquito was a one of the most successful fighters of WWII. The 'Wooden Wonder' was the queen of the skies in 1943 – 1944. The Germans had nothing to match this beautiful aircraft. Being able to go undetected over occupied territory it carried out some of the most dangerous missions fo the war. The Mosquito turned the tables on the Luftwaffer, and the hunter became the hunted, as the plywood wonder stalked the skies over occupied Europe. In this episode of Battlefield Mysteries we take a look at this iconic aircraft and the men that flew them.

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