By November 1942, de Havilland had elected to shelve the night bomber project and concentrate on producing a long-range fighter, the D.H. 103, that would make the maximum possible use of the Merlin engine.
En novembro de 1942 de Havilland elixiu non seguir co proxecto do bombardeiro nocturno e no seu lugar centrarse na produción dun caza de longo alcance, designado D.H. 103, que faría o máximo uso posible do motor Merlin.