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Also notably stealthy as a result of its wooden construction: From https://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/11/28/flying-under-the-radar-the-top-secret-history-of-s

Also notably stealthy as a result of its wooden construction: From https://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/11/28/flying-under-the-radar-the-top-secret-history-of-stealth-warplanes/ https://militaryhistorynow.com/2014/11/28/flying-under-the-r... "British aircraft designers got out to an early lead with the De Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito. Introduced in 1941, the twin-engine, fighter/bomber’s airframe was constructed of radar absorbing plywood. While not specifically designed to be stealthy from the outset, the plane’s low signature as well as its top speed of nearly 600 km/h (375 mph) made it a tough target to track for Axis radar operators."

dredmorbius 2y ago
I didn't realise the Axis powers had radar. Apparently they did, though Axis technology greatly lagged the Allied powers': <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Luftwaffe_and_Kriegsmarine_Radar_Equipment_of_World_War_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Luftwaffe_and_Kriegsmar...> Axis powers lead in other areas, notably in drones (V-1), rocketry (V-2), tank design, air-to-surface missiles, and audio technology (recording, public-address, playback, broadcast),
- KineticLensman 2y ago
  They certainly did! Fun fact: the first 1941 British combat drop of the newly formed Parachute Regiment was the Bruneval raid on the French coast whose purpose was to capture a German Wurtzberg radar. Many years ago I spent some time working at an Army base in Finland. They had a small museum on site which had some German radar kit. It looked surprisingly modern (e.g. satellite dish type aerials) and was virtually unique because elsewhere in Europe the same hardware had all been destroyed