The de Havilland Mosquito was a British, twin-engine, multipurpose aircraft from the early 1940s. Its history began in May 1937 when Handley Page's chief designer created several designs for a fast unarmed bomber made of non-strategic materials, such as wood. The Royal Air Force (RAF) supported his work, and a year later, issued the B.9/38 requirements, which led to the creation of the Albemarle aircraft. This caught the attention of Geoffrey de Havilland, the owner and chief designer of de Havilland. De Havilland was dissatisfied with the project's implementation and decided to design his own aircraft, which would be much more aerodynamic and faster. Several years of attempts to build the aircraft followed, along with lengthy negotiations with the RAF regarding their nearly impossible requirements. When World War II broke out, the RAF reconsidered its position on the aircraft and requested a reconnaissance aircraft and a heavy fighter from de Havilland. The prototype's first flight did not take place until November 25, 1940. Series production began the following year with the reconnaissance version, expanding to include fighters, bombers, torpedo bombers, and several other variants. Production of the Mosquito continued until 1950, by which time 7,780 aircraft had been produced. It was in service with 22 countries, and the last aircraft was decommissioned in the 1960s.

The first two fighter variants were the F.Mk.II and the NF.Mk.II. The main difference between these variants and the bomber and reconnaissance variants was the absence of a bomb bay or space for mounting cameras. The first F.Mk.II prototype was built on May 15, 1941, and made its maiden flight on September 14 with John de Havilland, the son of the company's founder, at the helm. Based on the daytime fighter, a night fighter was built: the NF. Mk.II, which featured AI Mk.IV radar and new antennas. A total of 466 aircraft of this modification were built.

The Mosquito NF.Mk.II was introduced in Update 2.49 "Tusk Force". Unlike most other Mosquitos, it has no payload options and is significantly lighter, positively affecting its flight characteristics. In terms of other combat characteristics, however, it is almost identical to the Mosquito FB.Mk.VI: it is fast and has powerful internal armament but has low survivability and poor maneuverability.