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Oh, just look at the pictures! Look at the fiberglass seams on the body and the shoddy finish of the skin and moldings in the cockpit. Look at the edge where the canopy seals. See any structural attachment points for the canopy? Compare to a real airplane [1] and see if you can spot the differences.

1. http://www.airforcetimes.com/xml/news/2009/01/airforce_pilot...

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The De Havilland Mosquito ("The Wooden Wonder", also known as "The Timber Terror") was a military aircraft that excelled in a number of roles during World War II. It was a twin-engine aircraft with the pilot and navigator sitting side by side. Unorthodox in design, it used a plywood structure of spruce and balsa in a time when wooden construction was considered outdated.

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