De Havilland Mosquito

The de Havilland Mosquito was a British combat aircraft that excelled in a number of roles during the Second World War. Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber, uses of the Mosquito included: low to medium altitude daytime tactical bomber, high altitude night bomber, pathfinder, day or night fighter, fighter-bomber, intruder, maritime strike and photo reconnaissance aircraft.

Mosquito in Worldwar
When the Race invasion fleet arrived, the Mosquito was sucsesfully being used as a night fighter. Because of it's abilities, the Mosquito was the first fighter craft to be used by the RAF for attacks on Killercraft using Lancasters that carriered portable radar.