Предшественниками «Москито» были гражданские самолеты фирмы «Де Хэвилленд» DH.88 «Комета» и DH.91 «Альбатрос» (на фото)
The prototype Albatross with registration letters replacing the E.2 class B markings and with the revised tailplane, which not only cured the directional control problem but also greatly enhanced the aircraft’s appearance.

The prototype in its original form, photographed at Hatfield in mid-1937.

One of the beautifully-cowled 525 h.p. Gipsy Twelve engines.