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.

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

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