Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito

The Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito was a fast twin-engined night fighter designed by Kurt Tank and produced by Focke-Wulf. It was unofficially called Moskito because it resembled the largely wooden de Havilland Mosquito. Development began in 1942 to replace Messerschmitt Bf 110 and Junkers Ju 88 night fighters, and the Air Ministry required that over half of the structure be wood, bonded with a phenolic resin adhesive called Tego film. The engine was first meant to be the Jumo 211R and became the more powerful Jumo 213. The prototype V1 flew on 1 July 1943 with Tank at the controls and beat both the Heinkel He 219 and Junkers Ju 388 in trials. Few production aircraft were finished, the bonding problems proved serious, and the programme was cancelled.